OHS and SRC Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (Cth)

OHS and SRC Legislation Amendment Act 2006

Act No. 98 of 2006 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 18 July 2008

[This Act was amended by Act No. 73 of 2008]

Amendment from Act No. 73 of 2008 [Schedule 2 (item 23) amended items 55 and 56 of Schedule 1 Schedule 2 (item 23) commenced immediately after 14 March 2007]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Extending the coverage of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

Part 1—Main amendments Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

Part 2—Consequential amendments of other Acts Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 Social Security Act 1991

Schedule 2—Regulatory contributions and licence fees under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Part 1—Amendments Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Part 2—Validation provisions An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 and the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, and for other purposes

[Assented to 14 September 2006]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the OHS and SRC Legislation Amendment Act 2006.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 14 September 2006 2. Schedule 1, items 1 to 50 A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. 14 March 2007 However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. 3. Schedule 1, item 51 The later of: 14 March 2007 (a) the time the provision(s) covered by table item 2 commence; and (paragraph (a) applies) (b) immediately after the commencement of item 16 of Schedule 2 to the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. 4. Schedule 1, item 52 At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. Does not commence However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 7 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005 commences before, or at the same time as, the provision(s) covered by table item 2. 5. Schedule 1, item 53 The later of: 14 March 2007 (a) the time the provision(s) covered by table item 2 commence; and (paragraph (a) applies) (b) immediately after the commencement of item 7 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. 6. Schedule 1, item 54 At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. Does not commence However, this provision does not commence at all if item 18 of Schedule 5 to the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005 commences before, or at the same time as, the provision(s) covered by table item 2. 7. Schedule 1, items 55 to 57 At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. 14 March 2007 8. Schedule 2, Part 1 Either: 1 July 2007 (a) if this Act receives the Royal Assent on 1 July in a year—the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; or (b) otherwise—on the 1 July that next follows the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 9. Schedule 2, Part 2 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 14 September 2006