Exemption under WHS legislation

To apply for an exemption from compliance with a requirement of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 and the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2014 at a mine or petroleum site you will need to complete and submit an exemption application form under the WHS Regulation.

• Exemption application interactive form (DOCX, 79.21 KB)
• Fact sheet - exemptions (PDF, 162.24 KB)

Note: Please read Part 11.2 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 when completing the application form.

Class exemptions

• Person riding hoists (winding systems) instrument of exemption 2015 PDF, 47.93 KB
• Plant registration fees exemption 2015 (PDF, 45.39 KB)
• Instrument of revocation plant registration fees exemption 2018 (PDF, 42.98 KB)

The Quarry Manager exemption has been removed from this page as it is now included in section 180 of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022.

The Recognised Service Facilities instrument of exemption has been removed from this page as it is no longer required under the new Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022.