Right to Access and Inspect Digital Work Systems for WHS Entry Permit Holders
Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Work Systems) Bill 2025
1st House
2nd House
Law
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
WHS entry permit holders can require reasonable assistance to access and inspect digital work systems; this applies if the system relates to a suspected law breach.
Businesses must ensure workers are not put at risk by the use of digital work systems.
Businesses must ensure that how a digital work system allocates work does not risk worker health and safety.
Businesses must consider if digital work systems create unreasonable workloads; they must also check for unreasonable performance metrics, surveillance, or discriminatory decisions.
Businesses do not have to help entry permit holders if doing so would break a state or commonwealth law.
The regulator must publish guidelines on how entry permit holders use these inspection powers.
Digital work systems are defined as algorithms, artificial intelligence, automation, or online platforms.