The Scaffolding Inspection Act Amendment Act 1908 (SA)

EDWARDI V11 REGIS.

A.D. 1908.

No. 931,

An Act to amend "The Scaffolding Inspection Act, 1907."

[Assented to, Noz~ejnbev ~ r t h, 1908.1

E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

follows: B with the advice and coment of the Parliament thereof, as

1. This Act may be cited alone as " The Scaffolding Inspection Short title.

Act Amendment Act, 1908 "; and "The Scaffolding Inspection ,4ct,	936 of 1907,
1907 " (hereinafter called " the principal Act "), and this Act may be cited together as " The Scaffolding Inspection Acts, 1907 and 1908."

2. This Act is incorporated and shall be read as one with the Incorpo~tion.

principal Act.

3. Section 3 of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting Amendment of de"- tion of ' 'scaffolding."

the words " built up and fixed to a height exceeding sixteen feet Cf. N.Z. Act 27,

from the horizontal base on which it is built up and fixed, and " in 1907, 2.

the definition of scaffolding."

4. Section Fj of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting Amendment of 6

after the word	scaffolding " wherever it occurs the words "or of principal Act.
gear."

6. (1) I n every case where there occurs in connection with any A c c i d e n t s ~ ~

scaffolding or gear any accident causing loss of life or serious cf.N.z.Act2r, Isor, reported.

bodily injury to any person, the owner of the scaffolding or gear .. 4.

961 shall

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The Scagolding Inspection Act Amendment Act.-1908.

shall forthwith after the occurrence cause notice thereof to be given to the inspector, specifying the cause of the accident and the name and residence of every person killed or so injured; and, notwith- standing any provision of section 5 of the principal Act, no repairs or alterations to such scaffolding or gear shall be made after such

occurrence without the permission in writing of the inspector.

(2) For the purposes of this section serious bodily injury "

means an injury which is likely to incapacitate the sufferer from

work for at least one week.

(3) Every owner who neglects to give such notice as aforesaid, or makes or permits to be made any such repair or alteration with- out such permission as aforesaid, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Ten Pounds.

Inapeclore to inquire

and report. 6. As soon as practicable after receiving such notice as men-

Ibid.

tioned in the next preceding section the inspector shall proceed, or cause an assistant inspector to proceed, to the place where the accident occurred, and the inspector or such assistant inspector shall thereupon inquire into the ca&e of the accident, and m i y examine the owner of the scaffolding or gear and all persons employed in or about such place, and shall report the result of such inquiry to the Minister.

Inquiry into cause of

accident. 7, (1) In the event of an accident to scaffolding or gear, or

W.A. Act 63, 1904, where by laeason of such an accident any loss of life or serious

SW. 62. bodily injury to any person has occurred, the Minister may direct

an inquiry to be held before a Special Magistrate, together (if the Minister thinks fit) with a person skilled in the use and construction of scaffolding andIgear, to be nominated by the Minister.

(2) The Special Magistrate, together with such person (if any),

shall have power to hold such inquiry at such times and places as

are necessary or convenient, and shall report on the cause of such

accident to the Minister. (3) With respect to the summoning and attendance of witnesses	at or upon any such inquiry and the examination of such witnesses
upon oath, every such Magistrate shall have all the powers which he would have or might exercise in any case under the Acts in force for the time being relating to summary jurisdiction of Justices,

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent tc

this Bill.

GEORGE R. LE HUNTE, Governor.

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Adelaide : By authority, C. E. BRI~TOW, Government Printer, North Terrace.