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AUS-2005-L-73093
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Title_of_text
Australian Workplace Safety Standards Act 2005 (No. 134 of 2005).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2005-11-15
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Establishes the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC), representing the interests of governments, employers and employees, to advise on the development of policies relating to OHS and workers' compensation matters. The key function of the ASCC is to declare national standards and codes of practice relating to OHS matters.
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Definition
4. Function of Australian Safety and Compensation Council
5. Powers of Australian Safety and Compensation Council
6. Declaration of national standards and codes of practice
7. Steps preparatory to declaring national standards and codes of practice
8. Delegation of powers and functions
9. Regulations
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2006-01-01
sections 3-9
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2008-12-18 (AUS-2008-L-81510)
Safe Work Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2008 (No. 157, 2008).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2009-09-18 (AUS-2009-L-82502)
Safe Work Australia Act 2008 (No. 84, 2009).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Commonwealth of Australia Law (ComLaw)
Publisher
Attorney-General's Department
Country
Australia
URL
http://www.comlaw.gov.au
File
AUS73093.pdf (PDF)