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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2000 - NOTES

- As at 6 June 2008 - Act 40 of 2000

Note to Division 2

See Part 6 for powers of inspectors to issue investigation, improvement or prohibition notices.

Does not include amendments by:

Mine Health and Safety Act 2004 No 74 (amended by Mining Amendment Act 2008 No 19) (not commenced - to commence on 1.9.2008)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 No 27, Sch 1.30 [1] (not commenced - to commence on the commencement of Chapter 2 of the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006 of the Commonwealth or on the commencement of Sch 2 [3] to the Mine Health and Safety Act 2004 No 74, whichever is the later)
Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 No 94 (not commenced)

See also:

Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Liability of Volunteers) Bill 2008 [Non-government Bill: Hon R Colless, MLC]
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008

Reprint history:

Reprint No 116 September 2003
Reprint No 21 February 2005
Reprint No 33 January 2007

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended No number Schs Schedules
Cl clause p page Sec section
Cll clauses pp pages Secs sections
Div Division Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
Divs Divisions Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
GG Government Gazette Rep repealed Subst substituted
Ins inserted Sch Schedule

Table of amending instruments

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40. Assented to 26.6.2000. Date of commencement, 1.9.2001, sec 2 and GG No 129 of 24.8.2001, p 6186. This Act has been amended as follows:

2000 No 112 Local Government Amendment Act 2000. Assented to 20.12.2000.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.4.2001, sec 2 (1) and GG No 60 of 30.3.2001, p 1577.
2001 No 112 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2001. Assented to 14.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.22, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 117 Criminal Legislation Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 18.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 10, assent, sec 2 (2) (b).
2002 No 50 Mining Legislation Amendment (Health and Safety) Act 2002. Assented to 4.7.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 17.5.2004, sec 2 and GG No 83 of 14.5.2004, p 2786.
No 103 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.12.2005, sec 2 and GG No 45 of 15.4.2005, p 1356.
No 112 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.17, assent, sec 2 (3).
No 124 Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 16.12.2002.
Sch 4.3 was not commenced and was repealed by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No 29.
No 129 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002. Assented to 16.12.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, Sch 1 [6] excepted, 23.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 189 of 22.12.2006, p 11542; Sch 1 [6] was not commenced and was repealed by the Mine Health and Safety Act 2004 No 74. Amended by Mine Health and Safety Act 2004 No 74. Assented to 28.9.2004. Date of commencement of Sch 3 [59]-[63], 22.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 189 of 22.12.2006, p 11544.
2003 No 29 Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2003. Assented to 8.7.2003.
Date of commencement of Sch 3 [1], 1.8.2003, sec 2 and GG No 121 of 1.8.2003, p 7530; date of commencement of Sch 3 [2] and [3], 1.2.2006, sec 2 and GG No 7 of 13.1.2006, p 76; date of commencement of Sch 3 [4]-[17], 1.9.2003, sec 2 and GG No 128 of 22.8.2003, p 8014.
No 38 Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Dangerous Goods) Act 2003. Assented to 22.7.2003.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.9.2005, sec 2 and GG No 110 of 1.9.2005, p 6395.
No 82 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2003. Assented to 27.11.2003.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 83 Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Prosecutions) Act 2003. Assented to 3.12.2003.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2004 No 111 Workers Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004. Assented to 15.12.2004.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2 (1).
2005 No 28 Civil Procedure Act 2005. Assented to 1.6.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 5.37, 15.8.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 100 of 10.8.2005, p 4205.
No 34 Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Workplace Deaths) Act 2005. Assented to 15.6.2005.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 37 Rural Workers Accommodation Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 15.6.2005.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2006, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 30.6.2006, p 4790.
2006 No 97 Industrial Relations Further Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 27.11.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 168 of 1.12.2006, p 10087.
No 120 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2).
2007 No 27 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.30 [1]: not in force; date of commencement of Sch 1.30 [2], assent, sec 2 (2).

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 2003 No 38, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 4 Am 2001 No 112, Sch 1.22 [1]; 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [1] [2] (am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [59]) [3]; 2003 No 38, Sch 1 [2]; 2005 No 37, Sch 2.
Sec 5 Am 2002 No 50, Sch 4 [1]; 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 17 Am 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [5] (subst 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [60]).
Sec 23 Am 2006 No 97, Sch 2 [1].
Sec 23A Ins 2006 No 97, Sch 2 [2].
Part 2A (secs 32A, 32B) Ins 2005 No 34, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 39A Ins 2003 No 29, Sch 3 [1].
Sec 47 Am 2002 No 50, Sch 4 [2] [3]; 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 47A Ins 2002 No 50, Sch 4 [4]. Am 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [8].
Sec 47B Ins 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [9].
Sec 48 Subst 2002 No 50, Sch 4 [5]. Am 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [10]; 2004 No 111, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 49 Rep 2002 No 50, Sch 4 [6].
Sec 54 Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.60 [1].
Sec 58 Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.60 [2]-[4].
Sec 65 Am 2003 No 29, Sch 3 [2] [3].
Sec 68 Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.60 [5].
Sec 69 Am 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [10A] (ins 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [62]).
Secs 77, 81 Am 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [11].
Part 5, Div 4, heading Subst 2003 No 29, Sch 3 [4].
Sec 86 Am 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [12]; 2003 No 29, Sch 3 [5]-[11].
Sec 87 Am 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [12]; 2003 No 29, Sch 3 [12]-[14].
Sec 88 Am 2003 No 29, Sch 3 [15].
Sec 104 Rep 2002 No 50, Sch 4 [7].
Part 7, Div 1A (sec 104A) Ins 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [13].
Sec 106 Am 2003 No 83, Sch 1 [1] [2].
Sec 107 Am 2003 No 29, Sch 3 [16]; 2004 No 111, Sch 1 [2].
Sec 107A Ins 2004 No 111, Sch 1 [3]. Am 2007 No 27, Sch 1.30 [2].
Sec 108 Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.17.
Sec 109 Am 2003 No 29, Sch 3 [17]; 2004 No 111, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 114 Am 2006 No 120, Sch 2.66.
Sec 116 Am 2005 No 28, Sch 5.37.
Sec 125 Am 2001 No 117, Sch 10.
Sec 133 Am 2001 No 112, Sch 1.22 [2]; 2002 No 50, Sch 4 [8]; 2002 No 129, Sch 1 [14] (subst 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [63]) [15] (ins 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [63]).
Sec 135A Ins 2003 No 38, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 137A Ins 2002 No 50, Sch 4 [9].
Sec 140 Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3.
Sch 2 Am 2000 No 112, Sch 4.2. Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3.
Sch 3 Am 2002 No 50, Sch 4 [10]; 2003 No 38, Sch 1 [4]; 2003 No 83, Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2004 No 111, Sch 1 [4] [5]; 2005 No 34, Sch 1 [2] [3]; 2006 No 97, Sch 2 [3].