Commonwealth Numbered Acts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1991 No. 30, 1991 - SECT 23

23. (1) Subject to this Act, the regulations may make provisions relating to
any matter affecting, or likely to affect, the occupational health and safety
of employees or contractors.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), those regulations may
make provision:

   (a)  prohibiting, either absolutely or except in accordance with specified
        requirements, the performance of all work or specified work at a
        workplace or by employees or contractors at work; and

   (b)  prohibiting, either absolutely or except in accordance with specified
        requirements, the use of all plant or specified plant at a workplace
        or by employees or contractors at work; and

   (c)  prohibiting, either absolutely or except in accordance with specified
        requirements, the carrying out of all processes or a specified process
        at a workplace or by employees or contractors at work; and

   (d)  prohibiting, either absolutely or except in accordance with specified
        requirements, the storage or use of all substances or specified
        substances at a workplace or by employees or contractors at work; and

   (e)  specifying the form in which information required to be made available
        to an employer under paragraph 18 (1) (c) or 19 (1) (c) is to be so
        made available; and

   (f)  prohibiting, except in accordance with licences granted under the
        regulations, the use of specified plant or specified substances at a
        workplace or by employees or contractors at work; and

   (g)  providing for the issue, variation, renewal, transfer, suspension and
        cancellation of such licences, the conditions to which the licences
        may be subject and the fees payable for the issue, variation or
        transfer of the licences; and

   (h)  regulating the maintenance and testing of plant used at a workplace or
        by employees or contractors at work; and

   (j)  regulating the labelling or marking of substances used at a work place
        or by employees or contractors at work; and

   (k)  regulating the transport of specified plant that is, or specified
        substances that are, for use at a workplace or by employees or
        contractors at work; and

   (m)  prohibiting the performance, at a workplace or by employees or
        contractors at work, of specified activities or work except:

        (i)    by persons who satisfy requirements of the regulations as to
               qualifications, training or experience; or

        (ii)   under the supervision specified in the regulations; and

   (n)  requiring the taking of specified action to avoid accidents or
        dangerous occurrences; and

   (p)  providing for, or prohibiting, the taking of specified action in the
        event of accidents or dangerous occurrences; and

   (q)  providing for the employment at workplaces of persons to perform
        specified duties relating to the maintenance of occupational health
        and safety at workplaces; and

   (r)  regulating the provision and use, at a workplace or by employees or
        contractors at work, of protective clothing and equipment, safety
        equipment and rescue equipment; and

   (s)  providing for the monitoring of the health of employees and the
        conditions at workplaces; and

   (t)  requiring the keeping by employers of records of matters related to
        the occupational health and safety of employees; and

   (u)  providing for the provision of first aid equipment and facilities at
        workplaces.