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Practice Notes
WHS laws now in action
The Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws commenced on 1 January and
will affect you and your organisation. Comcare's WHS website
includes new guidance and resources to assist you (23 January 2012)
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CTH: Reminder: Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Act
2011
January 01 2012 marks the commencement of the Work Health and
Safety Act 2011 (Cth) (WHS Act) for the Commonwealth jurisdiction.
The WHS Act replaces the now retracted Occupational Health and
Safety Act 1991 For more information, see the Work Health and Safety
website.
NSW: High risk work licences
The arrangements for
high risk work (HRW) licensing in NSW are substantially the
same as current arrangements, although there are some
administrative changes that will impact registered training
organisations (RTOs) and accredited assessors ( 05 January 2011)
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QLD: Rural Plant Code of Practice 2004: Public
Comment
The Queensland Government is proposing to amend the
Rural Plant Code of Practice 2004 so that, amongst other
matters: quad bike and motorbike operators in Queensland workplaces
are required to wear an approved and appropriate helmet. The
proposed changes are now open for
public comment until 31 March 2012
Queensland Safety Alerts 2012
DEIR
27 Jan 2012
Safe systems of work when using vehicle lifting devices
27 Jan 2012
Non-compliant vehicle stands
27 Jan 2012
Delivery and unloading of pre-cast panels
Department of Mines
09-Jan-2012
Explosives Information Bulletin 23 v14 - Explosives Inspectorate
contacts (PDF, 64 kB)
09-Jan-2012
Explosives Safety Alert 56 - Fireworks assistant burnt from low
bursting shell (PDF, 59 kB)
Legislation
Commonwealth
Legislation commencing 01 January 2012
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Act
137/2011)
This Act commences on 1 January 2012.
Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential
Provisions) Act 2011 (Act 146/2011)
Schedules 1 to 4 - At the same time as the Work Health
and Safety Act 2011 commences.
1/01/2012 Sections 4 and 5 - At the same time as the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 commences.
Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (SLI
262/2011)
Remainder 1/01/2013 Regulation 164 commences on 1 January
2013.
Regulations - NSW
Work Health and Safety Amendment (Savings) Regulation
2012 (SR 9/2012)
Amends Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 - Provides that
section 155 (Powers of regulator to obtain information) of the Work
Health and Safety Act 2011 extends to the exercise of powers in
connection with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 or a
regulation under that Act in relation to offences committed against
the Act. Commencement 13/01/2012
Work Health and Safety Amendment (Savings) Regulation 2012
(2012-9) — published LW 13 January 2012
Commencement Dates
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (SR
674/2011)
Notification 16/12/2011 Published on the NSW Legislation Website,
16 December 2011
Commencement 1/01/2012 and 1/01/2013 Clause 164
Work Health and Safety Act No 10 of 2011
Assent 7/06/2011 Gazette No 59, 17 June 2011, p 4450
Commencement 1/01/2012
Work Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Act No 67
of 2011
Assent 28/11/2011 GG No 122, 9 December 2011, p 7090
Commencement 1/01/2012 Remainder
Queensland
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Act
18/2011)
Commencement 1/01/2012 Remainder
Proclamation commencing certain provisions - Work Health
and Safety Act 2011 (SL 238/2011)
Commences /01/2012 Work Health and Safety Act 2011
Work Health and Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 2011
(SL 260/2011)
Commencement 1/01/2012 Remainder
Cases
Kone Elevators Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority
(Occupational and Business Regulation) [2011] VCAT
2272
Improvement Notice – Occupational Health and Safety Act
2005 – ss21(1) and (2)(a), s111, whether 'reasonable
belief' that employer contravening a provision of the Act
– expert relied upon by the respondent not qualified to
inform the inspector's or the tribunal's 'reasonable
belief' – improvement notice set aside More...
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