Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Short Descriptions of Offences) Regulation 1996 (NSW)

Case
No judgment structure available for this case.

1Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Short Descriptions of Offences) Regulation 1996.

2Commencement

This Regulation commences on 20 September 1996.

3Notes

The explanatory note and table of contents do not form part of this Regulation.

4Short descriptions(1)

For the purposes of section 145B of the Justices Act 1902, the prescribed expression for an offence created by a provision specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is the expression specified opposite it in Column 2 of that Schedule.

(2)

(Repealed)

(3)

If a choice of words is indicated in column 2 of the Schedule, the words remaining after the omission of the words irrelevant to the offence constitute the prescribed expression.

(4)

For the purposes of any proceedings for an offence created by a provision specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1, the prescribed expression for the offence is taken to relate to the offence created by the provision as the provision was in force when the offence is alleged to have been committed.

(5)

The amendment or repeal of a prescribed expression does not affect the validity of any information, complaint, summons, warrant, notice, order or other document in which the expression is used and any such document continues to have effect as if that expression had not been amended or repealed.

(6)

Subclause (5) applies to any information, complaint, summons, warrant, notice, order or other document (whether issued, given or made before or after the amendment or repeal) that relates to an offence alleged to have been committed before the amendment or repeal.

5Repeal(1)

The Occupational Health and Safety (Short Description of Offences) Regulation 1991 is repealed.

(2)

Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Regulation referred to in subclause (1), had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.

Schedule 1Short descriptions of offences

(Clause 4)

Column 1

Column 2

Offence

Prescribed expression

Offence under Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983

Section 15 (1)

not ensure health/safety/welfare of employees

Section 16 (1)

employer allow risk to health/safety of non-employees

Section 16 (2)

self-employer allow risk to health/safety of non-employees

Section 18 (1) (a)

designer/manufacturer/supplier not ensure plant/substance safe/not health risk

Section 18 (1) (b)

designer/manufacturer/supplier not provide/arrange information on use of plant/substance

Section 19 (a)

employee not take care of health/safety of persons at work

Section 19 (b)

employee not co-operate in health/safety/welfare requirements

Section 20

intentionally/recklessly interfere with/misuse thing provided for health/safety/welfare

Section 27 (1)

not notify work-related accident/matter affecting health/safety

Section 31R (5)

fail to comply with improvement notice

Offence under Construction Safety Act 1912

drive power crane/hoist for building/excavation work/moving people while uncertified

Section 17 (1)

drive power crane/hoist beyond certificate

Section 17 (2)

employ/direct/allow uncertified person to drive power crane/hoist

Section 17 (3) (a)

Section 17 (3) (b)

employ/direct/allow person to drive power crane/hoist beyond certificate

Section 17 (8)

not comply with exemption conditions under section 17 (1)/(2)/(3)

Section 17A (1)

act as rigger/dogman/scaffolder/crane chaser/diver/powderman/explosive tool user while uncertified

Section 17A (1A)

act beyond certificate as rigger/dogman/scaffolder/crane chaser/diver/powderman/explosive tool user

Section 17A (1B) (a)

employ/direct/allow uncertified person to be rigger/dogman/scaffolder/crane chaser/diver/powderman/explosive tool user

Section 17A (1B) (b)

employ/direct/allow rigger/dogman/scaffolder/crane chaser/diver/powderman/explosive tool user to act beyond certificate

Section 17A (5A)

not comply with exemption conditions under section 17A (1)/(1A)/(1B)

Offence under Occupational Health and Safety (Certificates of Competency) Regulation 1996

Clause 8 (1) (a)

do scheduled work without qualification

Clause 8 (1) (b)

do scheduled work not according to conditions

Clause 8 (2)

non-employer employ/direct/allow unqualified person to do scheduled work

Clause 27 (3)

person responsible not ensure record kept by trainee

Clause 28 (1)

supervisor not directly supervise trainee

Clause 28 (2) (a)

supervisor not ensure record kept by trainee

Clause 28 (2) (b)

supervisor not check and sign/annotate record kept by trainee

Clause 38 (2)

not produce qualification/exemption/record

Clause 38 (2)

not produce sample signature

Offence under Construction Safety Regulations 1950

Regulation 73 (2)

not provide/maintain safe access to work place

Regulation 73 (3)

not provide height safety barrier

Regulation 73 (6)

not provide adequate overhead protection

Regulation 73 (7)

not provide head protective helmet

Regulation 99

contravene Australian Standard for diving

Regulation 122 (5)

subject/direct/allow/permit person to subject crane/lift/conveyor/hoist/scaffolding/plant/gear to overloading/incorrect loading

Regulation 127 (108)

ride on load/platform/box/lifting medium of crane/hoist without authority

Regulation 127 (108A)

permit unauthorised riding on load/platform/box/lifting medium of crane/hoist without authority

Regulation 159D

not produce certificate/permit on demand by employer/inspector

Offence under Dangerous Goods Act 1975

Section 9 (1) (a)

Keep dangerous goods in/on unlicensed premises

Offence under Dangerous Goods Regulation 1978

not carry/produce dangerous goods driver registration card

Clause 15B (4)

Clause 85 (2)

use/cause/permit/suffer use of unapproved appliance in explosive gas zone

Clause 299 (1)

master handle dangerous goods/goods without approval/against conditions

Clause 299 (1)

master permit/authorise/direct handling dangerous goods/goods without approval/against conditions

Clause 300 (a)

person responsible not notify spillage/damage/deterioration

Clause 300 (b)

person responsible not remove goods/container as directed

Clause 302 (1)

master not display warning flag/light

Clause 303 (1)

master not display warning notice

Clause 311 (3)

master not ensure work accords with approval conditions/requirements

Clause 314 (1)

store category A dangerous goods on wharf

Clause 314 (2)

store category B/C dangerous goods on wharf without approval

Clause 315 (1)

owner not remove category A/B/C dangerous goods within time

Clause 329 (2)

person responsible exceed order limit in freight container

Clause 367

owner of pipe/hose construct/install/maintain without compliance/accordance with requirements

Offence under Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962

Section 27

not securely fence machinery

Section 44A (1)

electrical installation/equipment/apparatus not designed/constructed/protected/maintained to avoid shock/fire risk

Section 45 (3)

not maintain fire escape in good condition/free from obstruction

Offence under Boiler and Pressure Vessel Regulations

use/cause/permit/allow the use of uncertified boiler/pressure vessel

Regulation 28

use/cause/permit/allow use of oxyacetylene/electric welding/brazing to repair boiler/pressure vessel

Regulation 41

work with/use/cause/permit/suffer person to work with/use unsafe boiler/pressure vessel

Regulation 80 (a)

work with/use/cause/permit/suffer person to work with/use unsafe/wrongly adjusted boiler/pressure vessel

Regulation 80 (b)

use/cause/permit/allow use of boiler without supervision

Regulation 80A (a)

use/cause/permit/allow use of boiler without supervisor’s details displayed

Regulation 80A (b)

cause excessive pressure/tamper with valve/fitting/conceal defects in boiler/pressure vessel

Regulation 82

Offence under Engine Drivers and Boiler Attendants Certification Regulations

employ uncertified engine driver/boiler attendant

Regulation 17 (2)

Actions
Download as PDF Download as Word Document


Cases Citing This Decision

0

Cases Cited

0

Statutory Material Cited

0