South Australian Consolidated Acts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE ACT 1986

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Application of Act
   6.      Non-derogation

   PART 2--The SafeWork SA Advisory Committee

           Division 1--Establishment of Advisory Committee

   7.      Establishment of Advisory Committee

           Division 2--The Advisory Committee's membership

   8.      Composition of the Advisory Committee
   9.      Terms and conditions of office
   10.     Allowances and expenses
   11.     Validity of acts and immunity of members

           Division 3--Proceedings

   12.     Proceedings

           Division 4--Functions and powers

   13.     Functions of the Advisory Committee

           Division 5--Use of staff and facilities

   14.     Use of staff and facilities

           Division 6--Related matters

   15.     Confidentiality
   16.     Annual report

   PART 3--General provisions relating to occupational health, safety and welfare

   19.     Duties of employers
   20.     Employers' statements for health and safety at work
   21.     Duties of workers
   22.     Duties of employers and self-employed persons
   23.     Duties of occupiers
   23A.    Duties of designers and owners of buildings
   24.     Duties of manufacturers etc
   24A.    Duties of owners of plant
   25.     Duties applicable to all persons

   PART 4--Health and safety representatives and committees

           Division 1--Preliminary

   26.     Preliminary

           Division 2--Appointment of health and safety representatives and committees

   26A.    Interpretation
   27.     Health and safety representatives may represent groups
   28.     Election of health and safety representatives
   29.     Election of a deputy health and safety representative
   30.     Term of office of a health and safety representative
   31.     Health and safety committees

           Division 2A--Training

   31A.    Training of health and safety representatives, deputies and committee members
   31B.    Maintenance of pay and reimbursement of expenses
   31C.    Guidelines

           Division 3--Functions of health and safety representatives and committees

   32.     Functions of health and safety representatives
   33.     Functions of health and safety committees
   34.     Responsibilities of employers

           Division 4--Resolution of health, safety or welfare issues

   35.     Default notices
   36.     Action where the health and safety of a worker is threatened
   37.     Attendance by inspector
   37A.    Division not to derogate from other referrals to an inspector

   PART 5--Inspections

   38.     Powers of entry and inspection

   PART 6--Improvement notices and prohibition notices

   39.     Improvement notices
   40.     Prohibition notices
   41.     Notices to be displayed
   42.     Review of notices
   43.     Powers of committee on review
   44.     Worker's entitlement to pay while notice is in force
   45.     Action on default

   PART 7--Review committees

   46.     Review committees
   47.     Constitution of review committees
   48.     Procedures of the committee
   49.     Appeals
   50.     Immunity of members

   PART 8--Miscellaneous

   51.     Immunity of inspectors and officers
   52.     Inspector to produce certificate of authority
   53.     Delegation
   54.     Power to require information
   54A.    Provision of information by WorkCover
   55.     Confidentiality
   55A.    Inappropriate behaviour towards an employee
   56.     Discrimination against workers
   57.     Assignment of workers during a cessation of work
   58.     Offences
   59.     Offence to endanger persons in workplaces
   59A.    Imputation of conduct or state of mind of officer, employee etc
   59B.    Statement of officer evidence against body corporate
   59C.    Liability of officers of body corporate
   60.     Continuing or repeated offences
   60A.    Non-pecuniary penalties
   61.     Offences by bodies corporate
   62.     Health and safety in the public sector
   63.     Code of practice
   63A.    Use of codes of practice in proceedings
   64.     Evidentiary provision
   66.     Modifications of regulations
   67.     Exemption from Act
   67A.    Registration of employers
   67B.    Portion of WorkCover levy to be used to improve occupational health and safety
   67C.    Five-yearly reports
   68.     Consultation on regulations
   69.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Regulations
           SCHEDULE 2--Extension of Act to specified plant
           SCHEDULE 3--The Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee
           Legislative history