Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (MARITIME INDUSTRY) ACT 1993 - SECT 3

                   The objects of this Act are:

                     (a)  to secure the health, safety and welfare at work of maritime industry employees; and

                     (b)  to protect persons at or near workplaces from risks to health and safety arising out of the activities of maritime industry employees at work; and

                     (c)  to ensure that expert advice is available on occupational health and safety matters affecting maritime industry operators, maritime industry employees and maritime industry contractors; and

                     (d)  to promote an occupational environment for maritime industry employees that is adapted to their health and safety needs; and

                     (e)  to foster a cooperative consultative relationship between maritime industry operators and maritime industry employees on the health, safety and welfare of maritime industry employees at work.