Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Bill 1997 (Qld)

Queensland

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY AMENDMENT BILL

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY AMENDMENT BILL 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page 1 Short title 2.2... eee eee 6 2 Commencement ........ 0.0.6 c ccna 6 3 Act amended .......... 0... eee eee 6 4 Replacement of long title... 6.6... eee 6 5 Replacement of pt 1, div 3 (Overall object of Act)................05. 6

Division 3—Objective of Act

7 Objective of Act... 6... ccc cece 6 6 Amendment of s 9 (What is a "workplace"?) .................0..000. 8 7 Amendment of s 11 (Who is a "worker" and who is not?) ............. 8 8 Amendment of s 13 (Who is the "principal contractor"?).............. 8 9 Omission of pt 2, div 1, heading (Being at work and performing work)... 9 10 Omission of pt 2, div 2, heading (Consultation) ...................... 9 11 Amendment of s 18 (What is consultation?) .................0...000. 9 12 Omission of pt 2, div 3 (Compliance standards, advisory

standards, regulations and the difference between them) .............. 9 13 Omission of pt 2, div 4, heading (Ensuring workplace health and

safety) 6... ett tet e eee 9 14 Amendment of s 22 (How should workplace health and safety be

ensured?) 2.0.0... eee eee 9 15 Amendment of s 24 (Discharge of obligations)....................00. 10 16 Insertion of news 24A.. 2... 2 eee eee 11

24A Charges for offences against s 24................00...002000. 11 17 Amendment of s 26 (How obligations can be discharged if

standard made)... 1.2.0... cece eee cette tenet eens 11 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment 2022 2426293537

Amendment of s 27 (How obligations can be discharged if no standard made)... 1.2.0... cece eee cette tenet eens

Amendment of s 30 (Obligations of persons in control of workplaces) .. . . Amendment of s 31 (Obligations of principal contractors) ............. Amendment of s 37 (Defences for div 2 or 3)...........0..00..00000. Replacement of pt 4 (Compliance standards)....................00..