Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
(2) A regulation may--
(a) deal with matters of an administrative nature; or
(b) prohibit exposure to risk; or
(c) prescribe ways to prevent or minimise exposure to risk; or
(d) prescribe--
(i) that particular work is high risk work or a particular activity is a high risk activity; and
(ii) that high risk work or a high risk activity may be performed only by particular persons having appropriate authority, as prescribed under the regulation, to perform the work or activity.
Examples of matters under paragraph (a)--
1 notification of building and construction work
2 registration of registrable plant
Example of paragraph (b)--
prohibiting the use of certain hazardous substances
Examples of paragraph (c)--
1 preparing and providing a material safety data sheet for a hazardous substance
2 providing certain workplace amenities
(2A) Without limiting subsection (2)(d)(ii), a regulation under that subsection may provide that the work or activity may be performed only by a person who is at least 18 years.
(2B) The following is not unlawful discrimination on the basis of age for the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991--
(a) a provision of a regulation made under subsection (2)(d) that provides that work prescribed to be high risk work, or an activity prescribed to be a high risk activity, may be performed only by a person who is at least 18 years;
(b) the doing of an act that is necessary to comply with, or that is specifically authorised by, a provision mentioned in paragraph (a).
(2C) Except as provided for under subsections (2A) and (2B), a regulation made under subsection (2)(d)(ii) can not authorise an act that is unlawful under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.
(3) A regulation may--
(a) prescribe offences for a breach of a regulation; and
(b) fix a maximum penalty of not more than 40 penalty units for the breach.
(4) A regulation may declare something to be a workplace health and safety obligation imposed on a person for this Act.
(5) A regulation may prescribe fees payable under this Act including fees for the following--
(a) notification of building and construction work;
(b) registrations, including registrations for registrable plant and registrable plant designs;
(c) certifications, including certifications for prescribed occupations;
(d) appointments, including appointments as accredited providers.