Choose your state

SWMS templates for every Australian state and territory

Seven jurisdictions run the harmonised WHS laws with their own tweaks; Victoria runs its own OHS system. The Act, the fall height, the project threshold and even the section numbers change at the border. Pick yours.

SWMS template QLD

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ)

Fall trigger 2 m · WHS Management Plan at $250,000 or more

SWMS template NSW

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)
SafeWork NSW

Fall trigger 2 m · WHS Management Plan at $250,000 or more

SWMS template VIC

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)
WorkSafe Victoria

Fall trigger 2 m · Health and Safety Coordination Plan at $350,000 or more

SWMS template WA

Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)
WorkSafe WA

Fall trigger 2 m · WHS Management Plan at 5 or more people working on site at the same time

SWMS template SA

Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)
SafeWork SA

Fall trigger 2 m · WHS Management Plan at $450,000 or more

SWMS template TAS

Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas)
WorkSafe Tasmania

Fall trigger 2 m · WHS Management Plan at $250,000 or more

SWMS template ACT

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT)
WorkSafe ACT

Fall trigger 2 m · WHS Management Plan at $250,000 or more

SWMS template NT

Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT)
NT WorkSafe

Fall trigger 2 m · WHS Management Plan at $1,000,000 or more

Why the differences matter

In 2026 alone: New South Wales is now on a 2025 Regulation, South Australia dropped its fall trigger from 3 m to 2 m and runs a $450,000 project threshold, the Northern Territory lifted its threshold to $1 million and raised the residential fall trigger to 3 m, and Western Australia counts heads on site rather than dollars. A template that gets any of those wrong gets you a notice from the inspector, not a pass.