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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:
(c) Mines Inspection Act
1901 .
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.
"mine" has the same meaning as in the Mines Inspection Act 1901 .
"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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