OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2000

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2000 - SECT 4

Definitions

4 Definitions

In this Act:
"associated occupational health and safety legislation" means the following Acts and the regulations and rules made under them:

Note: See section 132 for provisions with respect to the application of the above associated legislation.

"coal workplace" means a place of work to which the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002 applies.
"employee" means an individual who works under a contract of employment or apprenticeship.
"employer" means a person who employs persons under contracts of employment or apprenticeship.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"improvement notice" means an improvement notice issued under Part 6.
"industrial organisation of employees" means an industrial organisation of employees registered, or taken to be registered, under Chapter 5 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 .
"industry code of practice" -see Part 4.
"inspector" means an inspector appointed under Division 1 of Part 5.
"investigation notice" means an investigation notice issued under Part 6.
"mining workplace" means a place of work:

(a) that is a mine to which the Mine Health and Safety Act 2004 applies, or

(b) at which activities under the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 or the Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 are carried out.

"occupational health and safety legislation" includes:

(a) the provisions of this Act and the regulations, and

(b) the associated occupational health and safety legislation.

"occupier" of premises includes:

(a) a person who, for the time being, has (or appears to have) the charge, management or control of the premises, or

(b) a person who, for the time being, is in charge (or appears to be in charge) of any operation being conducted on the premises.

"OHS committee" and "OHS representative" -see section 16.
"place of work" means premises where persons work.
"plant" includes any machinery, equipment or appliance.
"plant affecting public safety" -see section 135.
"premises" includes any place, and in particular includes:

(a) any land, building or part of any building, or

(b) any vehicle, vessel or aircraft, or

(c) any installation on land, on the bed of any waters or floating on any waters, or

(d) any tent or movable structure.

"previous offender", in relation to the maximum penalty for an offence, means a person who has, at any time before being sentenced for that offence, been convicted of any other offence of any kind against this Act or the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 .
"prohibition notice" means a prohibition notice issued under Part 6.
"self-employed person" means a person who works for gain or reward otherwise than under a contract of employment or apprenticeship, whether or not employing others.
"substance" means any natural or artificial substance, whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour.
"work" means work as an employee or as a self-employed person.
"WorkCover" means the WorkCover Authority constituted by the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 .

Note: Words and expressions used in this Act that are defined in the Interpretation Act 1987 have the meanings set out in that Act.

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