Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (Qld)

Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Reprinted as in force on 1 September 2010 Reprint No. 9D This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

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Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents Part 1 Division 1 1 Division 2 3 3A 3B 3C 4 Division 3 7 Division 4 Subdivision 1 8 Subdivision 2 9 10 11 12 12A 12B 13 14 15 Subdivision 3 15A Page Preliminary Introduction Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Application and operation of Act Application of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Relationship with ElectricalSafetyAct2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Relationship with other Acts relating to design or manufacture of operating plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Relationship with Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Act binds all persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Objective of Act Objective of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Interpretation Dictionary Definitions—the dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Other important terms What is a workplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Who is an employer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Who is a worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Who is a self-employed person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Who is the client for construction work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Who is the project manager for construction work . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Who is the principal contractor for construction work. . . . . . . . . . 24 What is construction work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 When is plant or a substance not used properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Persons in control of relevant workplace areas and fixtures, fittings and plant in relevant workplace areas Meaning of relevant workplace area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents 15B 15C Part 2 18 22 Part 3 Division 1 23 24 25 26 27 27A Division 2 28 29 30 30A 30B 30C 31 32 32A 32B 33 34 34A 34C 34D 35 Division 3 36 Division 4 37 Meaning of person in control of relevant workplace area . . . . . . . Meaning of person in control of fixtures, fittings or plant . . . . . . . Basic concepts What is consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensuring workplace health and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workplace health and safety obligations Preliminary Obligations for workplace health and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge of obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Person may owe obligations in more than 1 capacity. . . . . . . . . . How obligations can be discharged if regulation etc. made . . . . . How obligations can be discharged if no regulation etc. made . . Managing exposure to risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of particular persons Obligations of persons conducting business or undertaking . . . . What obligations under s 28 include. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of persons in control of workplaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of designers of structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of project managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of principal contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of designers of plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of manufacturers of plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of suppliers of plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of erectors and installers of plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of manufacturers of substances for use at workplace Obligations of suppliers of substances for use at workplace . . . . Obligation of person in control of relevant workplace area. . . . . . Obligation of person in control of fixtures, fittings or plant included in relevant workplace area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of owners of plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of workers and other persons Obligations of workers and other persons at a workplace . . . . . . Defences Defences for div 2 or 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 27 27 28 28 29 30 30 31 31 33 33 34 34 35 36 36 37 38 38 39 40 40 41 41 41 42 42 Page 2

Division 5 37A Part 4 Division 1 38 39 Division 2 41 42 Division 3 42C Part 5 42D 42DA 42E 42F 42G 42H 42I Part 6 Division 1 43 Division 2 44 45 45A Division 3 46 47 48 49 50 Division 4 52 Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents Effect of Act on civil liability No civil cause of action based on contravention of Act . . . . . . . . Regulations, codes of practice and ministerial notices Regulations Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulations relating to occupational certificates under repealed Acts .................................. Codes of practice Code of practice about managing exposure to risks . . . . . . . . . . Use of code of practice in proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ministerial notices Ministerial notices in urgent circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforceable undertakings Meaning of workplace health and safety undertaking . . . . . . . . . Giving workplace health and safety undertaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acceptance and publication of workplace health and safety undertaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeding for alleged contravention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compliance with undertaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal or variation of undertaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contravention of workplace health and safety undertaking . . . . . Industry consultative arrangements Purposes of part Purposes of part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The board and its functions Workplace health and safety board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership and conduct of board proceedings Membership of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Times of board meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions about appointed board members Duration of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 44 46 46 47 48 49 49 49 50 50 50 51 52 52 52 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 Page 3

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents 53 54 Division 5 55 56 Division 6 57 58 59 60 61 Division 7 62 63 64 Division 8 64A 64B Division 9 64C 64D 64E 64F Division 10 64G 64H 64I 64J 64K Division 11 Subdivision 1 64L Leave of absence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industry sector standing committees Industry sector standing committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of industry sector standing committees . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership and conduct of industry sector standing committee proceedings Membership of industry sector standing committee . . . . . . . . . . . Times of industry sector standing committee meetings . . . . . . . . Conduct of industry sector standing committee proceedings. . . . Disclosure of interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions about industry sector standing committee members Duration of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leave of absence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Licensing Review Committee Establishment of licensing review committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of licensing review committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions about membership of licensing review committee Membership of licensing review committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duration of appointment to licensing review committee . . . . . . . . Leave of absence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of licensing review committee’s proceedings generally Times of board committee meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions about disciplinary action by licensing review committee Grounds for disciplinary action Grounds for disciplinary action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 57 57 58 59 59 60 61 61 61 62 62 62 63 64 64 65 65 65 66 67 67 67 68 Page 4

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents Subdivision 2 64M 64N 64O 64P 64Q 64R Subdivision 3 64S 64T 64U 64V 64W 64X 64Y 64Z 64ZA Part 7 Division 1 65 Division 2 66 Division 3 Subdivision 1 67 68 69 70 Subdivision 2 71 72 Types of disciplinary action Purpose of sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holders of occupational licences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previous holders of occupational licences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holders of corresponding occupational licences . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previous holders of corresponding occupational licences . . . . . . Penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedures for taking disciplinary action Application of sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preliminary notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consideration before disciplinary hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disciplinary hearing notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disciplinary hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disciplinary hearing requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence and findings in other proceedings may be received or adopted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Licensing review committee to keep record of disciplinary hearing .............................. Decision about taking disciplinary action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workplace consultative arrangements Purposes of part Purposes of part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definitions for part Definitions for part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workplace health and safety representatives Preliminary Who is a workplace health and safety representative? . . . . . . . . How many workplace health and safety representatives can a workplace have?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workplace health and safety representative’s area of representation ................................... Negotiation between workers and employer about workplace health and safety representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election process Electing a workplace health and safety representative . . . . . . . . Workers to tell employer of intention to elect workplace health and safety representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 68 70 70 71 71 72 72 74 74 75 76 77 77 77 78 79 79 80 80 80 81 82 Page 5

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents 73 74 75 Subdivision 3 76 77 78 79 80 Subdivision 4 81 Subdivision 4A 81A 81B 81C 81D 81E 81F 81G 81H 81I 81J 81K 81L 81M Employer to facilitate election of workplace health and safety representative if asked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workers may ask union to conduct election of workplace health and safety representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employers to be told of elected workplace health and safety representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employer’s responsibilities Employer must negotiate with workers if asked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employer to help workplace health and safety representatives . . Employer to tell workplace health and safety representatives about certain things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employer to display identity of workplace health and safety representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employer to tell new workers and display notices about workplace health and safety representatives’ provisions . . . . . . . Entitlements and areas of responsibility Entitlements of workplace health and safety representatives. . . . Provisional improvement notices Who is a qualified workplace health and safety representative . . Provisional improvement notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consultation required before issue of provisional improvement notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contents of provisional improvement notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisional improvement notice may state measures to remedy contravention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What person given provisional improvement notice must do . . . . Compliance with provisional improvement notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . Request for inspector to enquire into giving of provisional improvement notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attendance of inspector in relation to provisional improvement notice .......................................... Service of provisional improvement notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Formal irregularities or defects in provisional improvement notice ........................................ Qualified workplace health and safety representative may cancel provisional improvement notice at any time . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeding for offence not affected by provisional improvement notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 82 83 83 83 84 84 85 85 87 88 88 88 89 89 89 90 90 91 91 92 92 Page 6

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents Subdivision 4B Suspension or cancellation of workplace health and safety representative’s entitlement to give provisional improvement notice 81N Application to suspend or cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81O Decision on application may be given on the papers or at a hearing ....................................... 81P Applications decided on the papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Q Applications decided at a hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 5 General 82 Election of a workplace health and safety representative not to diminish employer’s obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Workplace health and safety representatives may be re-elected . 84 Term as workplace health and safety representative . . . . . . . . . . 85 Ceasing to be a workplace health and safety representative or a qualified workplace health and safety representative. . . . . . . . . . Division 4 Workplace health and safety committees 86 Workplace health and safety committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Membership of committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Times of meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Proceedings at meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Functions of workplace health and safety committees . . . . . . . . . Part 7A Authorised representatives Division 1 Purpose 90A Purpose of part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 2 Definitions 90B Definitions for part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3 Appointment of authorised representatives 90C Application for appointment as authorised representative . . . . . . 90D Appointment of authorised representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90E Limitation of authorised representative’s powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90F Authorised representative’s appointment conditions . . . . . . . . . . 90G Employee organisation must give notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90H Authorised representative’s identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 4 Authorised representatives’ powers 90I Powers if a suspected contravention of the Act involves workplace health and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90J Powers for discussing workplace health and safety . . . . . . . . . . . 90K Notice of entry or exercise of particular power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 93 93 95 96 96 96 96 97 98 98 99 99 100 100 101 101 102 102 103 103 104 105 106 Page 7

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents 90L 90M 90N Division 5 Subdivision 1 90O 90P Subdivision 2 90Q Subdivision 3 90R Division 6 90S 90T 90U 90V 90W 90X 90Y Part 8 Division 1 91 Division 2 92 Division 3 93 94 Division 4 95 Division 5 96 96A Page 8 Production of authorised representative’s identity card . . . . . . . . When powers may not be exercised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of authorised representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspension, cancellation, or amendment of conditions, of appointment Preliminary Application to suspend or cancel appointment, or amendment of conditions of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision on application may be given on the papers or at a hearing ........................................ Decisions on the papers Applications decided on the papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decisions at hearings Applications decided at a hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disputes under this part Definition for div 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of dispute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Action on dispute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compulsory conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcing commission’s orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies on show cause notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disobeying penalty orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workplace health and safety officers Purpose of part Purpose of part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definition for part Meaning of qualified person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of workplace health and safety officers Appointment of workplace health and safety officer by employer. Appointment of workplace health and safety officer by principal contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identity of workplace health and safety officer to be displayed Employer and principal contractor to display identity of workplace health and safety officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of workplace health and safety officers Functions of workplace health and safety officers . . . . . . . . . . . . Assessment function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 107 107 108 109 109 111 112 112 113 114 115 116 117 117 118 118 119 120 120 121

Division 6 97 Division 7 98 Part 9 Division 1 99 100 101 102 103 Division 2 103A 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 Division 3 117 118 Division 3A 118A 119 Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents Employer’s and principal contractor’s responsibilities Employer and principal contractor to help workplace health and safety officer etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of workplace health and safety officer not to diminish employer’s obligations Appointment of workplace health and safety officer not to diminish employer’s obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspectors Appointment Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limitation of inspector’s powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspector’s appointment conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspector’s identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production or display of inspector’s identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspectors’ general powers Inspectors may give advice to persons with workplace health and safety obligation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry to places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consent to entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants to enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants—applications made other than in person . . . . . . . . . . . General powers after entering places. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to seize evidence etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspector’s power to seize dangerous places and things . . . . . . . Powers supporting seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receipt for seized things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forfeiture of seized things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return of seized things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access to seized things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Improvement and prohibition notices Improvement notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orders to secure compliance with notices given by an inspector Definition for div 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Order to secure compliance with notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 124 124 124 125 125 126 126 126 127 128 129 131 132 133 134 135 135 136 137 137 138 139 139 Page 9

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents Division 4 120 121 122 Division 5 123 124 125 126 127 128 Part 10 Division 1 129 130 131 132 133 Division 2 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 Other investigative powers Power to require name and address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to inquire into workplace incident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to require production of certain documents . . . . . . . . . . . . Other enforcement matters Destruction of workplace, relevant workplace area, plant or substance that is a serious risk to health or safety. . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forfeiture on conviction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dealing with forfeited things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspector to give notice of damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boards of inquiry General Minister may establish or re-establish boards of inquiry. . . . . . . . Role of board of inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief executive to arrange for services of staff and financial matters for board of inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspector may exercise powers for board’s inquiry. . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of inquiry Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inquiry to be held in public except in special circumstances . . . . Protection of members, legal representatives and witnesses . . . Record of proceedings to be kept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedural fairness and representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board’s powers on inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice to witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection of documents or things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inquiry may continue despite court proceedings unless otherwise ordered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences by witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contempt of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report of offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change of membership of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 141 141 143 143 144 144 145 145 146 146 147 147 147 148 148 149 149 149 149 150 150 150 151 151 152 152 152 Page 10

Part 11 Division 1 147A Division 2 148 149 150 151 Division 3 151A 151B 151C 151D 151E Division 3A 151F 151G 151H 151I 151J 151K Division 4 152 153 154 155 156 157 Part 12 Division 1 158 159 160 161 162 163 Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents Appeals Interpretation Definitions for pt 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of decisions Application for review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure for review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stay of operation of original decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals to industrial commission Who may appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to start appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stay of operation of decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of commission on appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals to full bench Definition for div 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Who may appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to start appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stay of operation of decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of full bench on appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals to Industrial Court Who may appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to start appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stay of operation of decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assessors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of court on appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal proceedings Evidence Application of division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proof of appointments and authority unnecessary . . . . . . . . . . . . Proof of signatures unnecessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidentiary aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expert reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analyst’s certificate or report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 154 154 155 156 157 157 157 158 158 159 159 159 160 160 160 161 161 162 162 163 163 163 164 164 164 165 166 Page 11

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents Division 2 164 165 166 167 168 168A 168B 169 Division 3 170 170A 170B 170C 170D Part 13 171 172 173 173A 174 175 176 Part 14 Division 1 177 178 179 180 181 182 Division 1A 182A Division 1B 182B Proceedings Proceedings for offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limitation on time for starting proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives . . . . . . . . Executive officers must ensure corporation complies with Act. . . Representation at hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costs of investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information during sentencing of impact of offence on person. . . Recovery of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceedings against government bodies Definitions for div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government body may be prosecuted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Responsible entity for a proceeding against the State . . . . . . . . . Penalties in proceedings against government body . . . . . . . . . . . Notices may be given to a government body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences False or misleading statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False, misleading or incomplete documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obstructing inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obstructing authorised representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discrimination or victimisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employers and principal contractor not to encourage refusal to answer questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impersonating inspectors and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Accredited providers Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of accredited providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accredited provider’s appointment conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accredited provider’s identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production or display of accredited provider’s identity card . . . . . Suspension or cancellation of accredited provider’s appointment Report about occupational health and safety performance Application for report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workplace health and safety contributions Purpose of div 1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 167 168 169 169 169 170 170 171 172 172 173 173 173 174 175 176 176 177 178 178 179 179 179 180 180 180 181 Page 12

182C 182D 182E 182F 182G Division 2 183 184 184A 185 185A 185B 185C 185D 185E 186 Part 15 187 Part 17 Division 1 189 Division 2 190 191 Division 3 192 Division 4 193 194 Division 5 195 Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents Definition for div 1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workplace health and safety contribution to be paid . . . . . . . . . . Workplace health and safety contribution notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working out workplace health and safety contribution amounts . Confidentiality of information obtained from Commissioner of State Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous Protection from liability—officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection from liability—others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of principal contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of chief executive to make requirements about unsafe plant or substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of chief executive to require production of particular documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief executive may require information from employers . . . . . . . Confidentiality of particular information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giving information to corresponding entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giving information to rail safety chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemption of person or thing from Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administration Delegations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions Transitional provisions for Act No. 25 of 1995 WorkplaceHealthandSafetyAct1989 references . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions for Workers’CompensationandRehabilitation and Other Acts Amendment Act 2004 Existing advisory standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing codes of practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provision for Workers’ Compensation andRehabilitationandOtherActsAmendmentAct2005 Prosecution for offence against s 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions for Workers’ Compensation andRehabilitationandOtherActsAmendmentAct2007 Existing reviews of relevant licensing decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grounds for disciplinary action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provision for Workplace Health and Safety andOtherLegislationAmendmentAct2008 Applications to Supreme Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 182 182 183 184 185 185 185 186 188 189 189 190 191 193 194 194 194 195 195 196 196 197 Page 13

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Contents Division 6 196 Division 7 197 Schedule 1 1 2 Schedule 2 1 2 Schedule 3 Transitional provision for Electrical Safety and OtherLegislation Amendment Act 2009 Effect of regulation amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provision for Workers’ Compensation andRehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Retrospective extinguishing of statutory cause of action . . . . . . . Prescribed activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescribed activities—demolition work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescribed activities—work to remove friable asbestos containing material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specified high risk plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of specified high risk plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definitions for schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 197 199 199 200 201 201 201 203 Endnotes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of forms notified or published in the gazette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 214 215 215 216 217 221 241 Page 14

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 September 2010] An Act about workplace health and safety, and for related purposes Part 1 Preliminary Division 1 Introduction 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 . Division 2 Application and operation of Act 3 Application of Act (1) This Act does not apply to— (a) a coal mine to which the Coal Mining Safety and HealthAct 1999 applies; or (b) a mine to which the Mining and Quarrying Safety andHealth Act 1999 applies; or (c) operating plant, within the meaning of the Petroleumand Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 , on land the subject of— Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 15

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 3A] (i) a 1923 Act petroleum tenure under the PetroleumAct 1923 ; or (ii) a petroleum authority under the Petroleum and Gas(Production and Safety) Act 2004 ; or (iii) a GHG authority under the GreenhouseGasStorage Act 2009 ; or (d) a facility or plant used for geothermal exploration, within the meaning of the Geothermal Exploration Act2004 , section 132A(1), if the facility or plant is used for drilling or drilling related purposes. (2) This Act does not limit the application of the following Acts— • Explosives Act 1999 • Public Safety Preservation Act 1986 • Radiation Safety Act 1999 • Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 • TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement)Act1995 • Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 . (3) However, a person on whom an obligation is imposed under part 3 must discharge the obligation by meeting the standard of workplace health and safety required under this Act even though another Act, other than an Act mentioned in subsection (1), may prescribe a lesser standard to discharge the obligation. 3A Relationship with Electrical Safety Act 2002 (1) This section applies if— (a) this Act, in the absence of this section, would have application in particular circumstances; and (b) the Electrical Safety Act 2002 also has application in the circumstances. Page 16 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 3B] (2) This Act does not have application in the circumstances to the extent that the Electrical Safety Act 2002 has application. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), to the extent that this Act would impose on a person a workplace health and safety obligation that is concurrent with an electrical safety obligation imposed on the person under the Electrical SafetyAct 2002 , the workplace health and safety obligation does not apply to the person. Example for subsection (3) — Section 28 of this Act imposes an obligation on a person who conducts a business or undertaking to ensure that each person who performs a work activity for the purposes of the business or undertaking is not exposed to risks to their health and safety arising out of the conduct of the business or undertaking. Under the Electrical Safety Act 2002 , an obligation is imposed on an employer to ensure the employer’s business or undertaking is conducted in a way that is electrically safe. Accordingly, the obligation under this Act of a person who conducts a business or undertaking does not include an obligation to ensure the person’s business or undertaking is conducted in a way that is electrically safe. 3B Relationship with other Acts relating to design or manufacture of operating plant (1) This section applies if— (a) this Act, in the absence of this section, would have application to a matter, relating to the design or construction of proposed operating plant, that impacts on the integrity or safe use of the plant; and (b) a relevant Act also has application to the matter. (2) This Act does not have application to the matter to the extent that the relevant Act has application to the matter. (3) In this section— operating plant , for application of a relevant Act to a matter, means— (a) for the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act2004— operating plant within the meaning of that Act; or Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 17

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 3C] (b) for the Geothermal Exploration Act 2004— a facility or plant used for geothermal exploration, within the meaning of section 132A(1) of that Act. relevant Act means— (a) the Geothermal Exploration Act 2004 ; or (b) the PetroleumandGas(ProductionandSafety)Act2004. 3C Relationship with Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 (1) This section applies if— (a) this Act, in the absence of this section, would have application in particular circumstances; and (b) the Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 , part 3, division 2 also has application in the circumstances. (2) This Act does not have application in the circumstances to the extent that the Transport(RailSafety)Act2010 , part 3, division 2 has application. Note — See the Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 , part 2 for an explanation of the operation of that Act and this Act in circumstances in which both that Act and this Act apply. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), to the extent that this Act would impose on a person a workplace health and safety obligation that is concurrent with a rail safety duty imposed on the person under the Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 , part 3, division 2, the workplace health and safety obligation does not apply to the person. Example for subsection (3) — Section 28 of this Act imposes an obligation on a person who conducts a business or undertaking to ensure that each person who performs a work activity for the purposes of the business or undertaking is not exposed to risks to their health and safety arising out of the conduct of the business or undertaking. Under the Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 , part 3, division 2, a duty is imposed on a rail transport operator to ensure, so far as is reasonably Page 18 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 4] practicable, that rail safety is not affected by the carrying out of the operator’s prescribed railway operations. Accordingly, the obligation under this Act of a rail transport operator who conducts a business or undertaking does not include a duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that rail safety is not affected by the carrying out of the operator’s prescribed railway operations. 4 Act binds all persons This Act binds all persons, including the State and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States. Division 3 Objective of Act 7 Objective of Act (1) The objective of this Act is to prevent a person’s death, injury or illness being caused by a workplace, by a relevant workplace area, by work activities, or by plant or substances for use at a relevant place. Example of an illness caused by a workplace — asthma caused by inhaling spray paint mist from a neighbouring workplace Example of an illness caused by a work activity — carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a liquefied petroleum gas operated forklift being used in a coldroom Example of an illness caused by plant — legionnaire’s disease caused by inhaling legionella bacteria from the contaminated cooling tower of an airconditioning unit (2) The objective is achieved by preventing or minimising a person’s exposure to the risk of death, injury or illness caused by a workplace, by a relevant workplace area, by work activities, or by plant or substances for use at a relevant place. (3) This Act establishes a framework for preventing or minimising exposure to risk by— Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 19

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 7] Page 20 (a) imposing workplace health and safety obligations on certain persons who may affect the health and safety of others by their acts or omissions; and (b) establishing benchmarks for industry through the making of regulations and codes of practice; and (c) establishing a workplace health and safety board— (i) to allow industry to participate in developing strategies for improving workplace health and safety; and (ii) to promote community awareness about workplace health and safety; and (d) providing for the development of accredited training programs for delivery and assessment of competence by— (i) accredited providers; and (ii) registered training organisations as defined under the VocationalEducation,TrainingandEmployment Act 2000 , section 14; and (e) providing for the election of workplace health and safety representatives, and the establishment of workplace health and safety committees, to foster cooperation between employers, principal contractors, and workers; and (f) providing for the appointment of— (i) workplace health and safety officers to assist employers and principal contractors to manage workplace health and safety; and (ii) accredited providers to assist industry in managing particular risks; and (iii) inspectors to monitor and enforce compliance with this Act; and (iv) authorised representatives to help workers with workplace health and safety issues; and Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 8] (g) providing for the collection of a workplace health and safety contribution and for the collection of statistical data for the purposes of workplace health and safety regulation and related education and prevention services. (4) The achievement of this Act’s objective will help— (a) reduce the human cost to individuals, families and the community caused by these deaths, injuries and illnesses; and (b) reduce the financial burden on individuals, families and the community caused by these deaths, injuries and illnesses; and (c) reduce the burden on the workers’ compensation scheme caused by these deaths, injuries and illnesses, which in turn reduces costs imposed on industry; and (d) maintain the community standard for workplace health and safety, which is eroded when persons gain an unfair competitive advantage by not implementing appropriate standards. Division 4 Interpretation Subdivision 1 Dictionary 8 Definitions—the dictionary The dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this Act. Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 21

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 9] Subdivision 2 Other important terms 9 What is a workplace A workplace is any place where work is, or is to be, performed by— (a) a worker; or (b) a person conducting a business or undertaking. Examples — 1 a vessel used for teaching members of the public to scuba dive 2 a vehicle supplied by an employer for use by a worker in the performance of work 10 Who is an employer (1) A person is an employer if— (a) the person conducts a business or undertaking; and (b) in the conduct of the business or undertaking, the person engages someone else to do work, other than under a contract for services, for or at the direction of the person. (2) For subsection (1)(b), a person engages someone else to do work whether the person engaged works for gain or reward or on a voluntary basis. (3) For an apprentice or trainee who is employed by a group training organisation, the employer is— (a) when the apprentice or trainee is engaged to do work for a host employer—the host employer; or (b) otherwise—the group training organisation. (4) In this section— apprentice means an apprentice under the VocationalEducation, Training and Employment Act 2000 . Page 22 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 11] group training organisation means a group training organisation under the VocationalEducation,TrainingandEmployment Act 2000 . host employer means a person who contracts with a group training organisation for the training of apprentices and trainees. trainee means a trainee under the VocationalEducation,Training and Employment Act 2000 . 11 Who is a worker (1) A person is a worker if the person does work, other than under a contract for services, for or at the direction of an employer. Example of subsection (1) — A subcontractor works under a contract for services and is not a worker for this Act. (2) A person may be a worker even though the person is not paid for work done by the person. 12 Who is a self-employed person A person is a self-employed person if— (a) the person conducts a business or undertaking for gain or reward; and (b) in the conduct of the business or undertaking, the person is not an employer or worker. 12A Who is the client for construction work (1) The client for construction work is the person who commissions the construction work and— (a) engages a project manager to plan and manage construction work; or (b) appoints a principal contractor to manage and perform construction work. Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 23

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 12B] (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if— (a) the construction work is for a structure that is a class 1a building or an associated class 10a building; or (b) the construction work is not a prescribed activity, and the estimated final price for the construction work is $80000 or less. 12B Who is the project manager for construction work (1) The project manager for construction work is the person engaged by the client to carry out the planning and management of the construction work. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if— (a) the construction work is for a structure that is a class 1a building or an associated class 10a building; or (b) the construction work is not a prescribed activity, and the estimated final price for the construction work is $80000 or less. 13 Who is the principal contractor for construction work (1) The principal contractor for construction work, other than prescribed construction work, is the person appointed by the client as the principal contractor for the construction work under section 184A. (2) If the client does not appoint a principal contractor for the construction work, the client is taken to be the principal contractor for the construction work. (3) The principal contractor for prescribed construction work is the person who is in control of the prescribed construction work. Note — For construction work for which there is no client and that is not prescribed construction work, there is no principal contractor. (4) In this section— Page 24 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 14] prescribed construction work means construction work that— (a) is for a structure that is a class 1a building or an associated class 10a building; and (b) has an estimated final price of more than $80000. 14 What is construction work (1) Work is construction work if it is— (a) work to erect, construct, extend, alter, convert, fit-out, commission, renovate, repair, refurbish, disassemble or decommission a structure, or part of a structure; or (b) work connected with site preparation, excavation and landscaping for work mentioned in paragraph (a); or (c) the assembly or installation of prefabricated components to form a structure, or part of a structure, for work mentioned in paragraph (a); or (d) the disassembly of prefabricated components for work mentioned in paragraph (a) that, immediately before the disassembly, formed a structure or part of a structure; or (e) an activity that is a prescribed activity. (2) Work is not construction work to the extent it is carried out at a workplace, as part of a business or undertaking, if the work is to erect or construct a structure that, when erected or constructed, is intended to be transported to another place. Example of what is not construction work — construction of a manufactured home or prefabricated building (3) Construction work is taken to stop— (a) when the construction work at the workplace where the construction work is being performed ends and possession of the workplace is returned to the client; or (b) if the client remains in possession of the workplace where the construction work is being performed while Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 25

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 1 Preliminary [s 15] the work is performed—when the construction work at the workplace ends. 15 When is plant or a substance not used properly Plant or a substance is not used properly if it is used without regard to available appropriate information or advice about its use. Subdivision 3 Persons in control of relevant workplace areas and fixtures, fittings and plant in relevant workplace areas 15A Meaning of relevant workplace area A relevant workplace area is— (a) any place, or a part of a place, used as a workplace; and (b) any area adjacent to the place or part associated with the use of the place or part as a workplace. Examples of areas that could be adjacent to a place or part and associated with its use as a workplace — 1 shopping centre car park 2 common area in a shopping centre 3 hotel beer garden 4 outside play area for a child care centre 15B Meaning of person in control of relevant workplace area (1) The person in control , of a relevant workplace area, is the person who is the owner of the relevant workplace area. (2) However, if there is in place a lease, contract or other arrangement that provides, or has the effect of providing, for another person to have effective and sustained control of the Page 26 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 2 Basic concepts [s 15C] relevant workplace area, the other person, and not the owner, is the person in control of the relevant workplace area. 15C Meaning of person in control of fixtures, fittings or plant (1) The person in control , of fixtures, fittings or plant included in a relevant workplace area, is the person who is the owner of the relevant workplace area. (2) However, if there is in place a contract or other arrangement that provides, or has the effect of providing, for another person to have effective and sustained control of the fixtures, fittings or plant, the other person, and not the owner of the relevant workplace area, is the person in control of the fixtures, fittings or plant. Part 2 Basic concepts 18 What is consultation (1) Consultation is about fostering cooperation and developing partnerships between government, employers and workers to ensure workplace health and safety. (2) Consultation is an important strategy in achieving workplace health and safety and happens in 2 ways— (a) at an industry level through establishing the workplace health and safety board and industry sector standing committees under part 6; and (b) at the workplace level through the election by workers of workplace health and safety representatives and establishing workplace health and safety committees under part 7. Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 27

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 22] 22 Ensuring workplace health and safety Workplace health and safety is ensured when persons are free from— (a) death, injury or illness caused by any workplace, relevant workplace area, work activities, or plant or substances for use at a relevant place; and (b) risk of death, injury or illness created by any workplace, relevant workplace area, work activities, or plant or substances for use at a relevant place. Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations Division 1 Preliminary 23 Obligations for workplace health and safety (1) The following persons have obligations under division 2 to ensure workplace health and safety— • persons who conduct a business or undertaking, whether as employers, self-employed persons or otherwise • persons in control of workplaces • designers, manufacturers and suppliers of plant • erectors and installers of plant • owners of plant • manufacturers and suppliers of substances • persons in control of relevant workplace areas • persons in control of fixtures, fittings or plant included in relevant workplace areas. Page 28 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 24] (2) In addition, the following persons have obligations under division 2 to ensure workplace health and safety for construction work— • clients • designers of structures • project managers • principal contractors. (3) Designers of structures continue to have obligations under section 30B to ensure workplace health and safety after the structure has been constructed. (4) Workers and other persons at workplaces have obligations under division 3 to ensure workplace health and safety. 24 Discharge of obligations (1) A person on whom a workplace health and safety obligation is imposed must discharge the obligation. Maximum penalty— (a) if the breach causes multiple deaths—2000 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or (b) if the breach causes death or grievous bodily harm—1000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or (c) if the breach causes bodily harm—750 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or (d) if the breach involves exposure to a substance likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm—750 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or (e) otherwise—500 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. (2) Subsection (1) applies despite Criminal Code, sections 23 and 24. Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 29

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 25] Editor’s note — Section 23 of the Code deals with a person’s criminal responsibility for an act or omission that happens independently of the person’s will or for an event which is accidental. Section 24 of the Code deals with a person’s criminal responsibility for an act or omission done under an honest and reasonable, but mistaken, belief in the state of things. (3) If more than 1 person has a workplace health and safety obligation for a matter, each person— (a) retains responsibility for the person’s workplace health and safety obligation for the matter; and (b) must discharge the person’s workplace health and safety obligation to the extent the matter is within the person’s control; and (c) must consult, and cooperate, with all other persons who have a workplace health and safety obligation for the matter. 25 Person may owe obligations in more than 1 capacity A person on whom a workplace health and safety obligation is imposed may be subject to more than 1 workplace health and safety obligation. Example — A person may be an employer, principal contractor and supplier of plant at the same time for a single workplace and be subject to obligations in each of the capacities. 26 How obligations can be discharged if regulation etc. made (1) If a regulation or ministerial notice prescribes a way of preventing or minimising exposure to a risk, a person discharges the person’s workplace health and safety obligation for exposure to the risk only by following the prescribed way. (2) If a regulation or ministerial notice prohibits exposure to a risk, a person discharges the person’s workplace health and Page 30 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 27] safety obligation for exposure to the risk only by ensuring the prohibition is not contravened. (3) If a code of practice states a way of managing exposure to a risk, a person discharges the person’s workplace health and safety obligation for exposure to the risk only by— (a) adopting and following a stated way that manages exposure to the risk; or (b) doing all of the following— (i) adopting and following another way that gives the same level of protection against the risk; (ii) taking reasonable precautions; (iii) exercising proper diligence. 27 How obligations can be discharged if no regulation etc. made (1) This section applies if there is not a regulation or ministerial notice prescribing a way to prevent or minimise exposure to a risk, or a code of practice stating a way to manage the risk. (2) A person discharges the person’s workplace health and safety obligation for exposure to the risk by doing both of the following— (a) adopting and following any way to discharge the person’s workplace health and safety obligation for exposure to the risk; (b) taking reasonable precautions, and exercising proper diligence, to ensure the obligation is discharged. 27A Managing exposure to risks (1) To properly manage exposure to risks, a person must— (a) identify hazards; and (b) assess risks that may result because of the hazards; and Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 31

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 27A] (c) decide on appropriate control measures to prevent, or minimise the level of, the risks; and (d) implement control measures; and (e) monitor and review the effectiveness of the measures. (2) To properly manage exposure to risks, a person should consider the appropriateness of control measures in the following order— (a) eliminating the hazard or preventing the risk; (b) if eliminating the hazard or preventing the risk is not possible, minimising the risk by measures that must be considered in the following order— (i) substituting the hazard giving rise to the risk with a hazard giving rise to a lesser risk; (ii) isolating the hazard giving rise to the risk from anyone who may be at risk; (iii) minimising the risk by engineering means; (iv) applying administrative measures; (v) using personal protective equipment. Examples of subparagraph (iii) — redesigning work, plant, equipment, components or premises Examples of subparagraph (iv) — training, reasonable hours of work (3) However, this Act also specifies particular ways in which workplace health and safety must be ensured in particular circumstances. (4) Compliance with subsection (1) does not excuse a person from an obligation to ensure workplace health and safety or a particular obligation imposed on the person under this Act. Page 32 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Division 2 Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 28] Obligations of particular persons 28 Obligations of persons conducting business or undertaking (1) A person (the relevant person ) who conducts a business or undertaking has an obligation to ensure the workplace health and safety of the person, each of the person’s workers and any other persons is not affected by the conduct of the relevant person’s business or undertaking. (2) The obligation is discharged if the person, each of the person’s workers and any other persons are not exposed to risks to their health and safety arising out of the conduct of the relevant person’s business or undertaking. (3) The obligation applies— (a) whether or not the relevant person conducts the business or undertaking as an employer, self-employed person or otherwise; and (b) whether or not the business or undertaking is conducted for gain or reward; and (c) whether or not a person works on a voluntary basis. 29 What obligations under s 28 include Without limiting section 28, discharging an obligation under the section includes, having regard to the circumstances of any particular case, doing all of the following— (a) providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment; (b) providing and maintaining safe plant; (c) ensuring the safe use, handling, storage and transport of substances; (d) ensuring safe systems of work; (e) providing information, instruction, training and supervision to ensure health and safety. Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 33

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 30] 30 Obligations of persons in control of workplaces (1) A person in control of a workplace has the following obligations— (a) to ensure the risk of injury or illness from a workplace is minimised for persons coming onto the workplace to work; (b) to ensure the risk of injury or illness from any plant or substance provided by the person for the performance of work by someone other than the person’s workers is minimised when used properly; (c) to ensure there is appropriate, safe access to and from the workplace for persons other than the person’s workers. (2) For this section— person in control of a workplace does not include the occupier of domestic premises. 30A Obligations of clients (1) A client has an obligation to consult with— (a) if a designer designed a structure that is, or is part of, construction work—the designer about how the construction work in connection with the design can be undertaken in a way that prevents or minimises all risks to health and safety; and (b) if there is a project manager for the construction work—the project manager about how the construction work can be planned and managed in a way that prevents or minimises all risks to health and safety; and (c) if there is a principal contractor for the construction work—the principal contractor about how the construction work can be undertaken in a way that prevents or minimises all risks to health and safety. (2) If the client is aware of any information about hazards and risks relating to the site at which the construction work is to be Page 34 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 30B] undertaken, the client must give this information to the designer, project manager or principal contractor. Examples of hazards and risks relating to a site — • overhead power lines • access and egress • underground services • adjoining neighbours • asbestos 30B Obligations of designers of structures (1) A designer of a structure has an obligation to ensure the design of the structure does not affect the workplace health and safety of persons— (a) during construction of the structure; and (b) when the structure has been constructed and is being used for the purpose for which it was designed. Examples of persons to whom obligations are owed — • persons involved in the construction of the structure • persons who work in the structure after it has been constructed • persons who maintain or repair the structure or any fixtures, fittings or plant in, or forming part of the structure (2) The obligation is discharged if persons are not exposed to risks to their health or safety arising out of the design. Examples of matters that might be considered in discharging a designer’s obligation under this section — • availability of anchorage points for window cleaners • adequacy of ventilation • adequacy of lighting in plant rooms • ease of access to the building for maintenance purposes • provision for maintenance and servicing of airconditioning units • adequacy of trafficable surfaces Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 35

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 30C] (3) For deciding, after the structure has been designed, whether the designer discharged the designer’s workplace health and safety obligation under subsection (1), regard must be had to the standards of design prevailing when the designer designed the structure. (4) The designer’s obligation under subsection (1) applies only to the extent that the content of the design of the structure falls under the control of the designer. (5) In this section— structure does not include a structure that is a class 1a building or an associated class 10a building. 30C Obligations of project managers A project manager has an obligation to ensure construction work is planned and managed in a way that prevents or minimises risks to the health and safety of— (a) all persons undertaking the construction work; and (b) persons at or near the workplace during the construction work. 31 Obligations of principal contractors (1) A principal contractor has an obligation to ensure the workplace health and safety of persons arising from— (a) a hazard at the workplace for which no other person owes a workplace health and safety obligation; and (b) anything that has been provided for the general use of persons at the workplace. (2) Without limiting the principal contractor’s obligation under subsection (1), the principal contractor must— (a) coordinate, supervise and oversee construction work in a way that prevents or minimises risks to the health and safety of persons at or near the workplace during the work; and Page 36 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 32] (b) consult with each of the following persons who are involved in the construction work in relation to identifying hazards associated with the construction work and assessing risks that may result because of the hazards— • the designer • the project manager • any other relevant person; and (c) notify another person of any matter of which the principal contractor is aware, or should reasonably be aware, that may affect the capacity of that person to comply with the person’s obligations under this Act; and (d) provide safeguards and take safety measures prescribed under a regulation made for principal contractors. (3) In addition, the principal contractor has the obligation mentioned in subsection (4) if the principal contractor reasonably believes, or should reasonably believe, that a person at the workplace is not discharging the person’s workplace health and safety obligation. (4) The principal contractor must— (a) direct the person to comply with the person’s workplace health and safety obligation; and (b) if the person fails to comply with the direction—ensure the person stops work until the person complies with the obligation. Editor’s note — See section 36(a) (Obligations of workers and other persons at a workplace) for the obligation to comply with the instructions given for workplace health and safety at the workplace by the principal contractor. 32 Obligations of designers of plant (1) A designer of plant for use at a relevant place for the plant has an obligation to ensure that— Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 37

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 32A] (a) the plant is designed to be safe and without risk to health when used properly; and (b) if the designer gives the design to another entity that is to give effect to the design, the design is accompanied by information about the way the plant must be used to ensure health and safety. (2) Also, a designer of plant for use at a relevant place for the plant has an obligation to take the action the chief executive reasonably requires to prevent the use of unsafe plant anywhere. 32A Obligations of manufacturers of plant (1) A manufacturer of plant for use at a relevant place for the plant has an obligation to ensure that— (a) the plant is manufactured to be safe and without risk to health when used properly; and (b) the plant, when manufactured, is tested and examined to ensure it has been manufactured to be safe and without risk to health when used properly; and (c) the plant, when supplied to another person, is accompanied by information about the way the plant must be used to ensure health and safety. (2) Also, a manufacturer of plant for use at a relevant place for the plant has an obligation to take the action the chief executive reasonably requires to prevent the use of unsafe plant anywhere. 32B Obligations of suppliers of plant (1) A supplier of new plant for use at a relevant place for the plant has an obligation— (a) either— (i) to examine and test the plant to ensure the plant is safe and without risk to health when used properly; or Page 38 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 33] (ii) to ensure the manufacturer of the plant has given an assurance that the plant has been examined and tested to ensure it is safe and without risk to health when used properly; and (b) to ensure the plant is accompanied by information about the way the plant must be used to ensure health and safety. (2) A supplier of used plant for use at a relevant place for the plant has an obligation— (a) to take all reasonable steps to ensure the plant is safe and without risk to health when used properly; and Example of reasonable steps a supplier of used plant might take — A reasonable step for a supplier to take might be to examine and test the plant to establish that it will be safe and without risk to health when used properly. (b) to ensure the plant is accompanied by information about the way the plant must be used to ensure health and safety, if the information is available. (3) Also, a supplier of plant for use at a relevant place for the plant has an obligation to take the action the chief executive reasonably requires to prevent the use of unsafe plant anywhere. (4) Despite subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b), if the supplier is supplying plant by hiring it to another person, the supplier is obliged only to have the information available at the point of hire. (5) In this section— supplier does not include a manufacturer when supplying, but does include an importer when supplying. 33 Obligations of erectors and installers of plant An erector or installer of plant at a relevant place for the plant has an obligation— Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 39

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 34] (a) to erect or install the plant in a way that is safe and without risk to health; and (b) to ensure that nothing about the way the plant was erected or installed makes it unsafe and a risk to health when used properly. 34 Obligations of manufacturers of substances for use at workplace (1) A manufacturer of a substance for use at a workplace has an obligation to ensure that— (a) the substance is safe and without risk to health when used properly; and (b) the substance is tested and examined to ensure it is safe and without risk to health when used properly; and (c) the substance, when supplied to another person, is accompanied by relevant information for the substance. (2) Also, a manufacturer of a substance for use at a workplace has an obligation to take the action the chief executive reasonably requires to prevent the use of an unsafe substance at a workplace. 34A Obligations of suppliers of substances for use at workplace (1) A supplier of a substance for use at a workplace has an obligation to— (a) take all reasonable steps to ensure the substance is safe and without risk to health when used properly; and (b) to ensure the substance is accompanied by relevant information for the substance. (2) Also, a supplier of a substance for use at a workplace has an obligation to take the action the chief executive reasonably requires to prevent the use of an unsafe substance at a workplace. Page 40 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 34C] (3) In this section— supplier does not include a manufacturer when supplying, but does include an importer when supplying. 34C Obligation of person in control of relevant workplace area (1) The person in control of a relevant workplace area has an obligation to ensure the relevant workplace area is safe and without risk to health. (2) This section does not apply to a relevant workplace area to the extent that the relevant workplace area is also the domestic premises of the person in control of the relevant workplace area. 34D Obligation of person in control of fixtures, fittings or plant included in relevant workplace area (1) The person in control of fixtures, fittings or plant included in a relevant workplace area has an obligation to ensure the fixtures, fittings or plant are safe and without risk to health. (2) This section does not apply to a relevant workplace area to the extent that the relevant workplace area is also the domestic premises of the person in control of the relevant workplace area. 35 Obligations of owners of plant An owner of plant has an obligation to ensure the plant is maintained in a condition that ensures the plant is safe, and without risk to health, when used properly. Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 41

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Part 3 Workplace health and safety obligations [s 36] Division 3 Obligations of workers and other persons 36 Obligations of workers and other persons at a workplace A worker or anyone else at a workplace has the following obligations at a workplace— (a) to comply with the instructions given for workplace health and safety at the workplace by the employer at the workplace and any principal contractor for construction work at the workplace; (b) for a worker—to use personal protective equipment if the equipment is provided by the worker’s employer and the worker is properly instructed in its use; (c) not to wilfully or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided for workplace health and safety at the workplace; (d) not to wilfully place at risk the workplace health and safety of any person at the workplace; (e) not to wilfully injure himself or herself. Division 4 Defences 37 Defences for div 2 or 3 (1) It is a defence in a proceeding against a person for a contravention of an obligation imposed on the person under division 2 or 3 for the person to prove— (a) if a regulation or ministerial notice has been made about the way to prevent or minimise exposure to a risk—that the person followed the way prescribed in the regulation or notice to prevent the contravention; or (b) if a code of practice has been made stating a way or ways to manage exposure to a risk— Page 42 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes PART 7A—AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES pt hdg ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 Division 1—Purpose div 1 (s 90A) ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 Division 2—Definitions div hdg ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 Definitions for part s 90B ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 def “employee organisation” amd 2009 No. 49 s 79 Division 3—Appointment of authorised representatives div 3 (ss 90C–90H) ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 Division 4—Authorised representatives’ powers div 4 (ss 90I–90N) ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 Division 5—Suspension, cancellation, or amendment of conditions, of appointment div hdg ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 Subdivision 1—Preliminary sdiv 1 (ss 90O–90P) ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 Subdivision 2—Decisions on the papers sdiv hdg ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 Applications decided on the papers s 90Q ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 amd 2008 No. 61 s 12 Subdivision 3—Decisions at hearings sdiv 3 (s 90R) ins 2006 No. 22 s 4 Division 6—Disputes under this part div 6 (ss 90S–90Y) ins 2007 No. 23 s 73 Appointment of workplace health and safety officer by principal contractor s 94 amd 2005 No. 50 s 78 Employer and principal contractor to display identity of workplace health and safety officer s 95 amd 2003 No. 18 s 21A Functions of workplace health and safety officers s 96 amd 2003 No. 18 s 22; 2005 No. 50 s 79 Assessment function s 96A ins 2003 No. 18 s 23 Employer and principal contractor to help workplace health and safety officer etc. s 97 amd 2003 No. 18 s 24; 2004 No. 45 s 90 sch sub 2005 No. 50 s 80 amd 2008 No. 61 s 13 Page 230 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes PART 9—INSPECTORS Appointment s 99 amd 2006 No. 22 s 5 Inspectors may give advice to persons with workplace health and safety obligation s 103A ins 2004 No. 45 s 104 Entry to places s 104 amd 2003 No. 18 s 25; 2005 No. 50 s 81; 2008 No. 61 s 14 General powers after entering places s 108 amd 1997 No. 58 s 54; 2003 No. 18 s 26; 2004 No. 45 s 105; 2005 No. 50 s 82 Power to seize evidence etc. s 109 amd 1997 No. 58 s 55; 2005 No. 50 s 52 sch Inspector’s power to seize dangerous places and things s 110 sub 2005 No. 50 s 83 Receipt for seized things s 112 amd 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Power to call police officer to help s 116 om 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3 Improvement notice s 117 amd 2004 No. 45 s 106 Prohibition notice s 118 amd 2004 No. 45 s 107 Division 3A—Orders to secure compliance with notices given by an inspector div hdg ins 2008 No. 61 s 15 Definition for div 3A s 118A ins 2008 No. 61 s 15 Order to secure compliance with notices s 119 amd 2008 No. 61 s 16 Power to require name and address s 120 amd 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3; 2004 No. 45 s 108 Power to inquire into workplace incident s 121 prev s 121 om 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3 pres s 121 ins 2003 No. 18 s 27 amd 2004 No. 45 s 109 Power to require production of certain documents s 122 amd 1997 No. 58 s 56; 2004 No. 45 s 110; 2005 No. 50 s 84; 2007 No. 52 s 61; 2008 No. 61 s 17 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 231

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes Destruction of workplace, relevant workplace area, plant or substance that is a serious risk to health or safety prov hdg amd 2004 No. 45 s 90 sch s 123 amd 2004 No. 45 s 90 sch; 2005 No. 50 s 52 sch Offences by witnesses s 144 amd 2004 No. 45 s 111 Report of offences s 146 amd 2001 No. 69 s 378 sch 1 PART 11—APPEALS Division 1—Interpretation div hdg ins 2003 No. 18 s 28 renum 2006 No. 22 s 6 Definitions for pt 11 s 147A ins 2003 No. 18 s 28 def “licence holder” ins 2007 No. 52 s 62(1) def “original decision” sub 2005 No. 50 s 85; 2006 No. 22 s 7; 2007 No. 23 s 74 amd 2007 No. 52 s 62(2)–(3); 2008 No. 61 s 18 def “review entity” ins 2007 No. 52 s 62(1) Division 2—Review of decisions div hdg renum 2006 No. 22 s 6 amd 2007 No. 52 s 63 Application for review s 148 amd 2003 No. 18 s 29 Procedure for review s 149 amd 2007 No. 52 s 64 Review of decision s 150 amd 2007 No. 52 s 65 Division 3—Appeals to industrial commission div 3 (ss 151A–151E) ins 2006 No. 22 s 8 Division 3A—Appeals to full bench div 3A (ss 151F–151K) ins 2007 No. 23 s 75 Division 4—Appeals to Industrial Court div hdg renum 2006 No. 22 s 6 amd 2006 No. 22 s 9 Who may appeal prov hdg amd 2007 No. 23 s 76(1) s 152 amd 2007 No. 23 s 76(2)–(3) Hearing procedures s 155 amd 2007 No. 23 s 77 Page 232 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes Powers of court on appeal s 157 amd 2007 No. 23 s 78 PART 12—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Evidentiary aids s 161 amd 2007 No. 52 s 66 Proceedings for offences s 164 amd 1997 No. 1 s 495 sch 4; 2004 No. 45 s 90 sch Limitation on time for starting proceedings s 165 amd 1997 No. 58 s 57; 2008 No. 61 s 19 Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives s 166 amd 2008 No. 61 s 20 Costs of investigation s 168A ins 1997 No. 58 s 58 Information during sentencing of impact of offence on person s 168B ins 2008 No. 61 s 21 Division 3—Proceedings against government bodies div hdg ins 2008 No. 61 s 22 Definitions for div 3 s 170 prev s 170 om 2003 No. 18 s 30 pres s 170 ins 2008 No. 61 s 22 def “government body” amd 2010 No. 23 s 351 Government body may be prosecuted s 170A ins 2008 No. 61 s 22 Responsible entity for a proceeding against the State s 170B ins 2008 No. 61 s 22 Penalties in proceedings against government body s 170C ins 2008 No. 61 s 22 Notices may be given to a government body s 170D ins 2008 No. 61 s 22 PART 13—OFFENCES Division 1—Offence provisions div hdg om 2003 No. 18 s 30 Division 2—Other offences div hdg om 2003 No. 18 s 30 False or misleading statements s 171 amd 2006 No. 22 s 10; 2007 No. 52 s 67 False, misleading or incomplete documents s 172 amd 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1; 2006 No. 22 s 11; 2007 No. 52 s 68 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 233

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes Obstructing inspectors s 173 amd 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3 Obstructing authorised representatives s 173A ins 2006 No. 22 s 12 Discrimination or victimisation s 174 prev s 174 om 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3 pres s 174 ins 2003 No. 18 s 31 amd 2006 No. 22 s 13 Employers and principal contractor not to encourage refusal to answer questions s 175 amd 2005 No. 50 s 52 sch; 2006 No. 22 s 14 Impersonating inspectors and others s 176 amd 1997 No. 58 s 59; 2006 No. 22 s 15; 2008 No. 61 s 23 PART 14—GENERAL Division 1—Accredited providers div hdg sub 1997 No. 58 s 60 Appointment s 177 amd 1997 No. 58 s 61 Functions of accredited officers prov hdg amd 1997 No. 58 s 62(1) s 178 amd 1997 No. 58 s 62(2)–(3) Accredited provider’s appointment conditions prov hdg amd 1997 No. 58 s 63(1) s 179 amd 1997 No. 58 s 63(2) Accredited provider’s identity card prov hdg amd 1997 No. 58 s 64(1) s 180 amd 1997 No. 58 s 64(2) Production or display of accredited provider’s identity card prov hdg amd 1997 No. 58 s 65(1) s 181 amd 1997 No. 58 s 65(2) Suspension or cancellation of accredited provider’s appointment prov hdg amd 1997 No. 58 s 66(1); 2005 No. 50 s 52 sch s 182 amd 1997 No. 58 s 66(2)–(3) sub 2004 No. 45 s 112 amd 2005 No. 50 s 52 sch Division 1A—Report about occupational health and safety performance div hdg ins 1999 No. 17 s 52(2) Application for report s 182A ins 1999 No. 17 s 52(2) amd 2003 No. 27 s 622 sch 5 Division 1B—Workplace health and safety contributions div hdg ins 2005 No. 50 s 86 Page 234 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes Purpose of div 1B s 182B ins 2005 No. 50 s 86 Definition for div 1B s 182C ins 2005 No. 50 s 86 Workplace health and safety contribution to be paid s 182D ins 2005 No. 50 s 86 Workplace health and safety contribution notice s 182E ins 2005 No. 50 s 86 Working out workplace health and safety contribution amounts s 182F ins 2005 No. 50 s 86 amd 2009 No. 19 s 94 sch 1 Confidentiality of information obtained from Commissioner of State Revenue s 182G ins 2005 No. 50 s 86 Protection from liability—officials s 183 amd 1997 No. 58 s 67; 2007 No. 52 s 69; 2008 No. 61 s 24 Appointment of principal contractors s 184A ins 2003 No. 18 s 32 sub 2005 No. 50 s 87 amd 2005 No. 50 s 88; 2007 No. 52 s 70 Powers of chief executive to make requirements about unsafe plant or substances prov hdg sub 2005 No. 50 s 52 sch s 185 amd 2003 No. 18 s 33 Powers of chief executive to require production of particular documents s 185A ins 2005 No. 50 s 89 amd 2008 No. 61 s 25 Chief executive may require information from employers s 185B ins 2005 No. 50 s 89 Confidentiality of particular information s 185C ins 2005 No. 50 s 89 amd 2007 No. 52 s 71 Giving information to corresponding entity s 185D ins 2007 No. 52 s 72 Giving information to rail safety chief executive s 185E ins 2010 No. 6 s 356 PART 16—REGULATIONS pt hdg om 1997 No. 58 s 68 PART 17—TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS pt hdg amd 1997 No. 58 s 69 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 235

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes Division 1—Transitional provisions for Act No. 25 of 1995 div hdg prev div 1 hdg exp 1 July 1996 (see s 189(3)) AIA s 20A applies (see s 189(2)) pres div 1 hdg ins 1997 No. 58 s 70 Existing health and safety officers s 188 prev s 188 om 1997 No. 58 s 68 pres s 188 (prev s 194) renum 1997 No. 58 s 71 exp 1 July 2000 (see s 188(3)) Workplace Health and Safety Act 1989 references s 189 prev s 189 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 189(3)) AIA s 20 applies (see s 189(2)) pres s 189 (prev s 204A) ins 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 renum 1997 No. 58 s 72 Division 2—Transitional provisions for Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitationand Other Acts Amendment Act 2004 div hdg ins 1997 No. 58 s 73 om 2003 No. 18 s 34(1) sub 2004 No. 45 s 113 Existing advisory standards s 190 prev s 190 sub 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 190(6)) pres s 190 ins 1997 No. 58 s 73 sub 2004 No. 45 s 113 Existing codes of practice s 191 orig s 191 sub 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 191(5)) prev s 191 ins 1997 No. 58 s 73 AIA s 20A applies (see s 191(2)) exp 1 July 1998 (see s 191(3)) pres s 191 ins 2003 No. 18 s 34(2) sub 2004 No. 45 s 113 Division 3—Transitional provision for Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitationand Other Acts Amendment Act 2005 div hdg prev div 3 hdg ins 2003 No. 18 s 34(2) om 2004 No. 45 s 113 pres div 3 hdg ins 2005 No. 50 s 90 Prosecution for offence against s 24 s 192 prev s 192 exp 1 July 1996 (see prev s 192(5)) pres s 192 ins 2005 No. 50 s 90 Page 236 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes Division 4—Transitional provisions for Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitationand Other Acts Amendment Act 2007 div hdg ins 2007 No. 52 s 73 Existing reviews of relevant licensing decisions s 193 prev s 193 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 193(4)) AIA s 20A applies (see s 193(3)) pres s 193 ins 2007 No. 52 s 73 Grounds for disciplinary action s 194 prev s 194 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 194(3)) pres s 194 ins 2007 No. 52 s 73 Division 5—Transitional provision for WorkplaceHealthandSafetyandOtherLegislation Amendment Act 2008 div hdg ins 2008 No. 61 s 26 Applications to Supreme Court s 195 prev s 195 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 195(3)) AIA s 20A applies (see s 195(2)) pres s 195 ins 2008 No. 61 s 26 Division 6—Transitional provision for ElectricalSafetyandOtherLegislationAmendment Act 2009 div hdg ins 2009 No. 38 s 70 Effect of regulation amendment s 196 prev s 196 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 196(3)) AIA s 20A applies (see s 196(2)) pres s 196 ins 2009 No. 38 s 70 Division 7—Transitional provision for Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitationand Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 div hdg ins 2010 No. 24 s 45 Retrospective extinguishing of statutory cause of action s 197 prev s 197 exp 31 December 1995 (see s 197(4)) pres s 197 ins 2010 No. 24 s 45 Existing accredited officers s 198 exp 31 December 1995 (see s 198(4)) Continuation of improvement, prohibition and seizure notices s 199 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 199(5)) AIA s 20A applies (see s 199(4)) Existing certificates s 200 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 200(4)) AIA s 20A applies (see s 200(3)) Existing registrations continue s 201 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 201(4)) AIA s 20A applies (see s 201(3)) Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 237

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes Approved methods of work s 202 exp 1 July 1997 (see s 202(4)) Existing exemptions under s 110(2)(b) of former Act s 203 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 203(4)) AIA s 20A applies (see s 203(3)) Appeals under former Act may be continued s 204 exp 1 January 1996 (see s 204(3)) Transitional regulations s 205 exp 1 July 1996 (see s 205(3)) Division 3—Repeals div hdg om R1 (see RA s 7(1)(k)) Repeals s 206 om R1 (see RA s 40) SCHEDULE 1—PRESCRIBED ACTIVITIES sch 1 prev sch 1 amd 1997 No. 58 s 74 om 2003 No. 18 s 35 pres sch 1 ins 2005 No. 50 s 90 Prescribed activities—demolition work s 1 ins 2005 No. 50 s 90 Prescribed activities—work to remove friable asbestos containing material s 2 ins 2005 No. 50 s 90 sub 2008 No. 61 s 27 SCHEDULE 2—SPECIFIED HIGH RISK PLANT Meaning of specified high risk plant s 1 amd 2004 No. 45 s 114(1) Definitions for schedule s 2 def “gas cylinder” amd 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 om 2004 No. 45 s 114(2) def “LP gas cylinder” ins 2004 No. 45 s 114(2) SCHEDULE 3—DICTIONARY def “accredited provider” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(2) def “alleged contravention” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “asbestos” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(2) def “asbestos containing material” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(5) def “asbestos fibre” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(5) def “asbestos materials” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(2) om 2005 No. 50 s 91(4) def “asbestos removal work” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(2) sub 2005 No. 50 s 91(4)–(6) om 2008 No. 61 s 28(1) def “associated class 10a building” ins 2007 No. 52 s 74(1) def “authorised representative” ins 2006 No. 22 s 16 Page 238 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes def “BCA” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(3) def “board” ins 1997 No. 58 s 75(2) def “bodily harm” ins 1997 No. 58 s 75(2) def “bonded asbestos containing material” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(5) def “Building Code of Australia” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(3) def “building work” amd 2000 No. 20 s 29 sch 3; 2003 No. 18 s 36(3); 2003 No. 74 s 155 sch 1 om 2005 No. 50 s 91(1) def “civil construction work” amd 2000 No. 20 s 29 sch 3; 2003 No. 18 s 36(4) om 2005 No. 50 s 91(1) def “class 1a building” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(3) def “class 10a building” ins 2007 No. 52 s 74(1) def “client” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(3) def “compliance standard” om 1997 No. 58 s 75(1) def “construction work” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) sub 2005 No. 50 s 91(1)–(2) def “construction workplace” om 2005 No. 50 s 91(1) def “containment device” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(2) om 2005 No. 50 s 91(4) def “corresponding occupational licence” ins 2007 No. 52 s 74(1) def “council” om 1997 No. 58 s 75(1) def “dangerous event” sub 2003 No. 18 s 36(1)–(2) amd 2004 No. 45 s 90 sch; 2005 No. 50 s 91(7)–(8) def “dangerous goods” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “decision” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “demolition work” sub 2005 No. 50 s 91(1)–(2) def “domestic premises” amd 2003 No. 18 s 36(5) def “eligible member” ins 2006 No. 22 s 16 def “employee organisation” ins 2006 No. 22 s 16 def “estimated final price” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(2) def “friable asbestos containing material” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(5) amd 2008 No. 61 s 28(3) def “full bench” ins 2007 No. 23 s 79 def “gas cylinder” om 2004 No. 45 s 115(1) def “grievous bodily harm” ins 1997 No. 58 s 75(2) def “hazardous material” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “identified person” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “illness” ins 1997 No. 58 s 75(2) def “included in” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “industrial registrar” ins 2006 No. 22 s 16 def “licence holder” ins 2007 No. 52 s 74(1) def “licence show cause notice” ins 2007 No. 52 s 74(1) def “licensing review committee” ins 2007 No. 52 s 74(1) def “LP gas cylinder” ins 2004 No. 45 s 115(2) def “manufactured home” ins 2003 No. 74 s 155 sch 1 def “occupational licence” ins 2007 No. 52 s 74(1) def “original decision” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 239

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes def “owner” sub 2005 No. 50 s 91(1)–(2) def “personal protective equipment” amd 1997 No. 58 s 75(3) def “person in control” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “place” amd 2004 No. 45 s 115(3) def “prescribed activity” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(2) def “principal contractor” sub 2005 No. 50 s 91(1)–(2) def “project manager” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(3) def “provisional improvement notice” ins 2008 No. 61 s 28(2) def “public place” amd 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 def “qualified workplace health and safety representative” ins 2008 No. 61 s 28(2) def “reasonable excuse” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “recognised official” ins 2007 No. 52 s 74(1) def “relevant information” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “relevant licensing decision” ins 2007 No. 52 s 74(1) def “relevant person” ins 2008 No. 61 s 28(2) def “relevant place” sub 2008 No. 61 s 28(1)–(2) def “relevant workplace area” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “review entity” ins 2007 No. 52 s 74(1) def “risk” sub 1997 No. 58 s 75(1)–(2) def “serious bodily injury” sub 2003 No. 18 s 36(1)–(2) def “standard” om 1997 No. 58 s 75(1) def “structure” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(2) amd 2007 No. 52 s 74(2) def “unbonded asbestos containing material” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(5) om 2008 No. 61 s 28(1) def “undertaking” om 2003 No. 18 s 36(1) def “waters” ins 2004 No. 45 s 115(2) def “work caused illness” amd 1997 No. 58 s 75(4)–(5); 2003 No. 18 s 36(6)–(7); 2004 No. 45 s 90 sch; 2005 No. 50 s 52 sch; 2008 No. 61 s 28(4) def “work injury” sub 2003 No. 18 s 36(1)–(2) amd 2004 No. 45 s 90 sch; 2005 No. 50 s 52 sch; 2008 No. 61 s 28(4) def “workplace activity” om 2004 No. 45 s 115(1) def “workplace health and safety” ins 1997 No. 58 s 75(2) def “workplace health and safety contribution notice” ins 2005 No. 50 s 91(2) def “workplace health and safety undertaking” ins 2003 No. 18 s 36(2) def “workplace incident” amd 2003 No. 18 s 36(8)–(9) sub 2004 No. 45 s 115(4) amd 2005 No. 50 s 91(9) Page 240 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes 8 List of forms notified or published in the gazette (The following information about forms is taken from the gazette and is included for information purposes only. Because failure by a department to notify or publish a form in the gazette does not invalidate the form, you should check with the relevant government department for the latest information about forms (see Statutory Instruments Act, section 58(8)).) Form F1—Licence to perform high risk work (LHRW) new or additional class application pubd gaz 27 June 2008 p 1267 Form F2—Licence to perform high risk work (LHRW) conversions and interstate conversions application pubd gaz 27 June 2008 p 1267 Form 2A—Application for Registration of a Registrable Workplace pubd gaz 30 August 2002 p 1551 Form 3 Version 5—Incident Notification pubd gaz 6 November 2009 p 726 Form 4 Version 5—Hazard report form pubd gaz 30 March 2007 p 1481 Form 5 Version 9—Workplace Health and Safety Officer Assessment Report/ Certificate of Authority application pubd gaz 25 November 2005 p 1127 Form 6 Version 19—Prescribed occupation application/assessment report pubd gaz 18 August 2006 p 1817 Form 7 Version 1—Notice of Change to a Registered Workplace pubd gaz 19 December 1997 pp 1760–1 Form 8 Version 12—Application for registration of registrable plant pubd gaz 27 November 2009 p 1000 Form 9 Version 18—Application for replacement certificate/exemption from holding a certificate pubd gaz 4 June 2010 p 382 Form 10 Version 7—Application To Be An Accredited Provider pubd gaz 24 October 2003 p 599 Form 11 Version 3 October 2003—Who Is Your Workplace Health and Safety Representative pubd gaz 17 October 2003 p 527 Form 12 Version 8—Prohibition notice pubd gaz 29 August 2008 p 2830 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 241

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes Form 13 Version 6—Improvement notice pubd gaz 29 August 2008 p 2830 Form 14 Version 10—Application for registration of registrable plant design pubd gaz 29 August 2008 p 2830 Form 15 Version 3—Receipt for property pubd gaz 15 December 2006 p 1861 Form 16 Version 1—Notice of Requirement pubd gaz 19 December 1997 pp 1760–1 Form 17 Version 2 June 2003—Application for Review of Decision pubd gaz 4 July 2003 p 834 Form 18 Version 1—Certificate of Registration of Plant pubd gaz 19 December 1997 pp 1760–1 Form 19 Version 1—Certificate of Registration of a Workplace pubd gaz 19 December 1997 pp 1760–1 Form 20 Version 5—November 2003—Application for Renewal of Registration of a Workplace pubd gaz 6 November 2003 pp 755 Form 22 Version 1—Certificate of Authority pubd gaz 19 December 1997 pp 1760–1 Form 23 Version 1—Notification of Lead–Risk Job pubd gaz 19 December 1997 pp 1760–1 Form 24 Version 7—Infringement notice pubd gaz 19 December 2008 p 2173 Form 25 Version 11—Application for renewal of registration of registrable plant pubd gaz 11 December 2009 p 1186 Form 26 Version 2—Medical declaration for resort diving pubd gaz 25 June 2004 p 569 Form 30 Version 4—Application/assessment report form for a certificate to perform asbestos removal work/demolition work pubd gaz 21 July 2006 p 1372 Form 32 Version 1 1 January 2001—Business Certificate to Perform Asbestos Removal/Demolition pubd gaz 16 February 2001 p 682 Form 34 Version 4—Notice of appointment of a principal pubd gaz 18 January 2008 p 197 Form 36 Version 5—Application for a certificate to work in an earthmoving or particular crane occupation (EPC) pubd gaz 4 June 2010 p 382 Page 242 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Endnotes Form 41 Version 2—Workplace Health and Safety Officer assessment report/ certificate of authority application pubd gaz 25 January 2008 p 319 Form 43 Version 2—Provisional Improvement Notice Enquiry Outcome Notice pubd gaz 26 June 2009 p 829 Form 57 Version 1—Notice of surrender of a certificate or licence pubd gaz 20 February 2009 p 851 © State of Queensland 2010 Reprint 9D effective 1 September 2010 Page 243