Scaffolding and Lifts (Amendment) Act 1983 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Scaffolding and Lifts (Amendment)

Ordinance 1983

No. 34 of 1983

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 22 September 1983.

N. M. STEPHEN Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

TOM UREN

Minister of State for Territories

and Local Government

An Ordinance to amend the Scaffolding and Lifts Ordinance 1957

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Scaffolding and Lifts (Amendment)

Ordinance 1983.*

Commencement

2. This Ordinance shall come into operation on 1 October 1983.

Principal Ordinance

(a)	applications for permits to erect lifts and for learners' permits;
(b)	reviewing the designs and descriptions of cranes, hoists, lifts, plant, scaffolding and gear and the inspection and testing of cranes, hoists,
lifts, plant, scaffolding and gear;

3. In this Ordinance, "Principal Ordinance" means the Scaffolding and

Lifts Ordinance 1957}

4. After section 6 of the Principal Ordinance the following sections are

inserted in Part I:

Fees payable

"6A. There are payable to the Commonwealth such fees as may be

determined by the Minister under section 6B for the purposes of this section in
respect of—

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(c) the examination of applicants for—

(i)    certificates of competency as power crane drivers, power hoist drivers, riggers, dogmen, scaffolders and crane chasers; and

(ii)    certificates as authorised attendants,

and the issue of such certificates and copies of such certificates; and

(d) the notification of intention to commence building work, excavation work or compressed air work.

Power of Minister to determine fees

"6B. The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette,

determine fees for the purposes of this Ordinance.".

The Schedule
5. (1) The Schedule to the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after paragraph (c) in the third column of item 17 in Part I the following paragraph:

"(caa) Omit paragraph (2) (f).".

(2) The Schedule to the Principal Ordinance is amended as set out in the

following table:

AMENDMENTS OF PART II OF THE SCHEDULE

Item

No.	Amendment
II	Omit the third column, substitute—

"Omit."

20	(a)	Omit from paragraph (aa) "the fee prescribed by the First Schedule", substitute "the relevant fee".
(b)	Insert after paragraph (ab) the following paragraph: "(ac) Omit from sub-regulation (3) 'the fee for issue thereof as prescribed in the First

Schedule to these Regulations', substitute 'the fee payable for the issue of the certificate'.**.

(c)	Insert after paragraph (ba) the following paragraph:
**(bb) Omit from sub-regulation (12) 'the fee prescribed in the First Schedule hereto',

substitute the relevant fee'.".

23               Add the following paragraph:

"(d) Omit from sub-regulation (4) 'the fee for issue thereof as prescribed in the First Schedule to
these Regulations', substitute the fee payable for the issue of the certificate'.".

24               Omit the third column, substitute—

"Omit.".

24A Omit the third column, substitute—

"Omit.".

NOTES

1.    Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 September 1983.

2.    No. 8,1957 as amended by No. 19,1966; No. 5,1968; No. 26,1974; No. 7,1976; No. 28, 1977; No. 17,1978; No. 15,1981;Nos. 15and68,1982.