Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT (ACCREDITATION SCHEME) REGULATIONS 2005 (SLI NO 305 OF 2005) - REG 3

                In these Regulations:

"AAT" means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

Act means the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 .

AS 1885.1-1990 means AS 1885.1-1990: Measurement of occupational health and safety performance, Part 1: Describing and reporting occupational injuries and disease known as the Workplace injury and disease recording standard.

AS/NZS 4801:2001 means AS/NZS 4801:2001: Occupational health and safety management systems — Specification with guidance for use.

"claims incident rate" is the number of standard workers’ compensation claims per 1000 employees.

"lost time injury frequency rate" has the meaning given by AS 1885.1-1990.

"Occupational Health and Safety Management System" , or OHSMS , has the meaning given in the AS/NZS 4801:2001.

OH&S means occupational health and safety.

standard workers’ compensation claims means the number of accepted workers’ compensation claims which resulted in a fatality, permanent disability, or a temporary disability requiring an absence from work of 1 or more working weeks.

Note    Several other words and expressions used in these Regulations have the meaning given in the Act. For example:

·       accredited person (subsection 35 (7))

·       building contractor (section 4)

·       building work (section 5)

·       Commonwealth authority (subsection  35 (7))

·       Commonwealth building contract (subsection  35 (7))

·       constitutional corporation (section 4)

·       Federal Safety Commissioner (section 4)

·       Federal Safety Officer (section 4)

·       occupier (section 4)

·       premises (section 4).