With the new WA WHS Legislation, has anything changed with volunteers working on common property?
Volunteers are a worker and that's more clearly defined.
The short answer is no.
Volunteers are a worker and that's more clearly defined. If you have responsibilities to workers, then it clearly defines what those responsibilities are. If you're a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you will have responsibilities with respect to volunteers. If you're not a person conducting a business or undertaking then you won't.
That said, a lot of strata companies that I'm aware of throughout the various states have a debate as to whether they should have workers compensation insurance. My answer to that question is 'Yes', every time. Just do it. It's not a lot of money and it protects you because there are deeming powers that the relevant authorities have to say, 'We might deem this person to be an employee, even if you think you've engaged them as a contractor'.
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