Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 - SECT 12

Power to make guidelines

12. Power to make guidelines



(1) The Authority may, in accordance with this Division, make guidelines on
the way in which-

   (a)  a provision of this Act or of a regulation made under this Act would,
        in the Authority's opinion, apply to a class of persons or to a set of
        circumstances; or

   (b)  a discretion of the Authority under a provision of, or regulation made
        under, this Act would be exercised.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the Authority exercises a discretion if
the Authority-

   (a)  forms an opinion; or

   (b)  attains a state of mind; or

   (c)  makes a determination; or

   (d)  exercises a power; or

   (e)  refuses or fails to do any of those things.