Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS) REGULATIONS 1991

- made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Interpretation  
   2A.     Forms, notices and reports  
   3.      Dangerous occurrences (Act, s 5 (1))  
   4.      Employing authorities  
   4A.     Entities  
   4B.     Application by employee representative to represent employees  

   PART 3--ELECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES

           Division 1--Preliminary matters

   5.      Application of Part 3  
   6.      Employer to appoint returning officer  

           Division 3--The poll

   12.     Number of votes  
   13.     Right to secret ballot  
   14.     Conduct of poll by secret ballot  
   15.     Conduct of poll if no request made for secret ballot  
   16.     If no candidate is elected  

           Division 4--Polling by secret ballot

   17.     Ballot-papers  
   18.     Distribution of ballot papers  
   19.     Manner of voting by secret ballot  

           Division 5--The count

   20.     Envelopes given to returning officer  
   21.     Scrutineers  
   22.     Returning officer to be advised of scrutineers  
   22A.    Persons present at the count  
   23.     Conduct of the count  
   23A.    Prescribed manner of drawing of lots  
   24.     Informal ballot-papers  
   25.     Completion of the count  
   26.     Destruction of election material  

           Division 6--Result of election

   27.     Request for recount  
   28.     Irregularities at election  
   29.     Result of poll  

   PART 4--ADVICE, INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES

   30.     Form of provisional improvement notices  
   31.     Investigators -- identity cards  
   32.     Investigators -- certificates of appointment  
   33.     Taking samples for testing etc  
   34.     Form of certain notices  
   35.     Alteration or disturbance of site of accident or dangerous occurrence  

   PART 5--SERVICE OF NOTICES UNDER THE ACT AND NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES

   36A.    Prescribed period -- paragraph 68 (1) (b) of the Act  
   37.     Service of notices  
   37A.    Notice of accidents and dangerous occurrences to be given  
   37B.    Form of notice of accidents or dangerous occurrences  
   37C.    Notice of deaths must be given by telephone  
   37G.    Records of accidents and dangerous occurrences [see Note 2]  

   PART 6--MODIFICATIONS OF THE ACT

   38.     Modification of the Act in relation to Commonwealth employees who are members of the A.C.T. transitional staff  
   38A.    Modifications of the Act in relation to officers under the Export Control Act 1982, the Imported Food Control Act 1992, the Meat Inspection Act 1983 and the Quarantine Act 1908  

   PART 7--REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   39.     Review of decisions by returning officers  

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   39A.    Application of the Act to workplaces controlled by contractors  
   40.     Application of the Act to employees working in non-Commonwealth premises  
   41.     Witnesses allowances and expenses  
           SCHEDULE 1 Forms
           SCHEDULE 1A Entities
           SCHEDULE 2 Identity card
           SCHEDULE 3 Witnesses expenses and allowances
           SCHEDULE 4 Modifications of the Act in relation to an employee who is a member of the A.C.T. transitional staff or in relation to the employee's place of work
           SCHEDULE 5 Modifications of the Act in relation to officers under the Export Control Act 1982, the Imported Food Control Act 1992, the Meat Inspection Act 1983 and the Quarantine Act 1908