Justices Act 1902 Regulation amending Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Short Descriptions of Offences) Regulation 1991 (1996-26) [GG No 15 of 2.2.1996] (NSW)

1996—No. 26

JUSTICES ACT 1902—REGULATION

(Prescribing the short description of an offence under the Occupational Health and

Safety Act 1983)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 15 of 2 February 1996]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Justices Act 1902, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

JEFFREY SHAW, Q.C., M.L.C.,

Attorney General.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 2 February 1996.

Amendment

2. The Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Short Description of Offences) Regulation 199 1 is amended by inserting in Schedule 1 under the heading “OFFENCE UNDER OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 1983” after the matter relating to section 27 (1) the following matter:

Section 3 1 R (5)—fail to	fail to comply with
comply with requirement	improvement notice
imposed by an improvement notice

1996—No. 26

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Short Description of Offences) Regulation 1991 so as to prescribe the short description that, by virtue of section 145B of the Justices Act 1902, is sufficient to state or describe, in any information, complaint, summons, warrant, notice, order or other document, the offence under section 3 1 R (5) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 that may be dealt with by a penalty notice under section 51B of that Act. Section 31R (among other provisions) was enacted by Schedule 2 [28] to the WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1995.

This Regulation is made under the Justices Act 1902, and, in particular, under

sections 145B and 154 (the general regulation-making power).