Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 1995 - SECT 57

      (1) The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

      (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Governor may make regulations in respect of any of the matters specified in Schedule 1.

      (3) Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.

      (4) The regulations may –

(a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any of the regulations is an offence; and

(b) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of –

(i) in the case of a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues; and

(ii) in the case of any other person, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

      (5) The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by the Secretary or the Director.

      (6) The regulations may require a building used as a workplace to comply substantially with the provisions of the Building Act 2000.

      (7) The regulations may adopt either wholly or in part and with or without modification, and, either specifically or by reference, any of the standards, rules, codes or specifications of any prescribed authority, whether the standards, rules, codes or specifications are published or issued before or after the commencement of this Act.

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      (9) A reference in subsection (7) to standards, rules, codes or specifications includes a reference to an amendment of those standards, rules, codes or specifications, whether the amendment is published or issued before or after the commencement of this Act.

      (10) In subsection (9), "amendment" includes –

(a) the omission of matter; and

(b) the insertion of additional matter; and

(c) the omission of matter and the substitution of other matter.

      (11) Nothing in the regulations prejudices or affects the application of –

(a) the Building Act 2000; or

(b) the Building Regulations or Plumbing Regulations, within the meaning of the Building Act 2000; or

(c) the General Fire Regulations 2000.

      (12) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.

      (13) A provision referred to in subsection (12) may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the commencement of this Act or a later day.