Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 2) 1999 (NO. 82 OF 1999) - SECT 4

    Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—

        (a)     by omitting from subsection (1) the definitions of “associated law” and “designated work group” and substituting the following definitions:

“ ‘associated law' means any of the following laws:

        (a)     the Dangerous Goods Act 1984;

        (b)     the Fuels Control Act 1979 ;

        (c)     the Machinery Act 1949 ;

        (d)     the Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995 (Cwlth);

        (e)     the Scaffolding and Lifts Act 1957 ;

        (f)     the Workers' Compensation Act 1951 ;

        (g)     the Workers' Compensation Supplementation Fund Act 1980 ;

        (h)     any other Act or subordinate law, or provision of an Act or subordinate law, prescribed under the regulations.

‘designated work group' means—

        (a)     a group of employees established as a designated work group under subsection 37 (1) or (2) or 38 (1) or (2); and

        (b)     such a group as varied under subsection 37 (4) or 38 (3).”; and

        (b)     by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Registrar”; and

        (c)     by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions:

“ ‘appointed member' means a member appointed under paragraph 13 (1) (a), (b) or (c);

‘commissioner' means the Occupational Health and Safety Commissioner appointed under section 25A;”.