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2000 No 9
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 No
20
date of commencement, 4.5.1983, sec 2 (2) and GG No 67
of 4.5.1983, p 2003
Occupational Health and Safety (Amendment) Act
1984 No 138
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984
No 153
Occupational Health and Safety (Workers’ Compensation)
Amendment Act 1985 No 93
date of commencement: no day was appointed and the Act
was repealed by the WorkCover Legislation (Amendment) Act
1989 No 121
Occupational Health and Safety (Workers Compensation)
Amendment Act 1987 No 80
date of commencement, 30.6.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 102
of 17.6.1987, p 2943
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3)
1988 No 131
date of commencement of Sch 15, 17.2.1989, sec 2 (2) and
GG No 23 of 17.2.1989, p 1058
WorkCover Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989 No
121
date of commencement, 1.1.1990, sec 2 and GG No 124 of
22.12.1989, p 11040
Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Amendment) Act
1990 No 121
date of commencement, 1.3.1991, sec 2 and GG No 37 of
1.3.1991, p 1695
Industrial Relations Act 1991 No 34
date of commencement, 31.3.1992, sec 2 and GG No 40 of
27.3.1992, p 1978
Search Warrants (Amendment) Act 1991 No
92
date of commencement, 20.9.1992, sec 2 and GG No 116 of
18.9.1992, p 6837
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
1991 No 94
date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating
to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
1983, assent, Sch 1
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
1992 No 57
date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating
to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
1983, assent, Sch 2
Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1992 No 112
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993
No 46
date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating
to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
1983, assent, Sch 2
Mines Rescue Act 1994 No 13
date of commencement, 8.7.1994, sec 2 and GG No 90 of
8.7.1994, p 3463
Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Amendment) Act
1994 No 5
date of commencement of Sch 1 (1), (2), (4),
(6)–(8) and so much of item (11) as would insert clause 3, 1.10.1994,
sec 2 and GG No 106 of 19.8.1994, p 4432
date of commencement of Sch 1 (3), (5), (9), (10) and
(11) (so much of item (11) as would insert clause 3 excepted), 1.8.1994, sec 2
and GG No 90 of 8.7.1994, p 3464
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
1994 No 95
date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating
to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
1983, assent, Sch 1
WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No
89
date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.2.1996, sec 2 (1) and
GG No 155 of 20.12.1995, p 8675
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
1996 No 121
date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2
(1)
Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17
date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 5 relating
to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
1983, 2.9.1996, sec 2 and GG No 99 of 30.8.1996, p
4983
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996
No 30
date of commencement of Sch 3, 3 months after assent,
sec 2 (3)
Regulatory Reduction Act 1996 No 107
date of commencement of Sch 1.9, 7.2.1997, sec 2 and GG
No 17 of 7.2.1997, p 543
WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996 No
120
date of commencement of Sch 2.5 [1]–[3]: not in
force
date of commencement of Sch 2.5 [4]–[8],
12.1.1997, sec 2 and GG No 4 of 10.1.1997, p 49
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act
1997 No 51
date of commencement of Sch 1 [3] [8] [9] [11] and [15],
1.11.1997, sec 2 and GG No 112 of 17.10.1997, p 8562
date of commencement of Sch 1 [16], 7.11.1997, sec 2 and
GG No 119 of 7.11.1997, p 8954
Sch 1 [1] [2] [4]–[7] [10] and [12]–[14] was
not commenced and was repealed by the Occupational
Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40
Administrative Decisions Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act
1998 No 48
date of commencement of Sch 2.15, 1.1.1999, sec 2 and GG
No 178 of 24.12.1998, p 9948
Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act
1998 No 85
date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.8.1998, sec 2 and GG No
115 of 31.7.1998, p 5747
Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act
1998 No 137
date of commencement of Sch 2.20, 1.3.1999, sec 2 and GG
No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 973
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
1999 No 85
date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2
(1)
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Sentencing
Guidelines) Act 2000 No 9
date of commencement, 3.7.2000, sec 2 and GG No 73 of
23.6.2000, p 5114
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Police Officers)
Act 2000 No 11
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
1History
notes
No reference is made to certain amendments made
by Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996.
Sec
3
Rep 1989 No
121, Sch 1.
Sec
4
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (1); 1989 No 121, Sch 1; 1991 No 34, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 1 (1);
1994 No 95, Sch 1; 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (1); 1996 No 17, Sch 5; 1998 No 85, Sch
2.9; 2000 No 11, Sch 1 [1].
Part 2
(secs 7–14)
Rep 1989 No
121, Sch 1.
Sec
15
Am 1987 No
80, Schs 1 (2), 2 (1); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (1); 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (2)–(4)
(am 1996 No 121, Sch 2.33).
Sec
16
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (2); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (1); 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (5)–(7) (am
1996 No 121, Sch 2.33).
Sec
17
Am 1987 No
80, Schs 1 (2), 2 (2); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (1); 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (8)
(9).
Sec
18
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (2); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (1); 1994 No 5, Sch 1 (2); 1995 No 89, Sch 2
(10)–(12). Subst 1997 No 51, Sch 1 [3].
Sec
19
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (3); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (2); 1995 No 89, Sch 2
(13).
Sec
20
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (3); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (2); 1995 No 89, Sch 2
(14).
Sec
21
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (2); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (1).
Sec
21A
Ins 1984 No
138, sec 2. Am 1987 No 80, Sch 1 (2); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (1); 1995 No 89, Sch
2 (15) (16).
Secs
21B–21D
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (17).
Sec
22
Am 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (3).
Sec
23
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (4); 1989 No 121, Sch 1; 1990 No 121, Sch 1
(3).
Sec
24
Am 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (18).
Sec
25
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (5); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (4); 1995 No 89, Sch 2
(19).
Sec
26
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (4) (6); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (3) (5); 1993 No 46, Sch 2; 1995 No 89,
Sch 2 (20)–(22).
Sec
27
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (4); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (3); 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (23)
(24).
Sec
27A
Ins 1990 No
121, Sch 1 (7). Am 1996 No 107, Sch 1.9.
Part 3, Div
4
Subst 1994
No 5, Sch 1 (4).
Sec
29
Rep 1989 No
121, Sch 1. Ins 1994 No 5, Sch 1 (4).
Sec
30
Subst 1987
No 80, Sch 2 (3); 1994 No 5, Sch 1 (4).
Sec
30A
Ins 1987 No
80, Sch 2 (3). Am 1991 No 92, Sch 2. Rep 1994 No 5, Sch 1
(4).
Sec
31
Subst 1994
No 5, Sch 1 (4).
Sec
31A
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (4).
Sec
31B
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (4). Subst 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (25).
Secs
31C–31H
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (4).
Sec
31I
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (4). Am 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (26) (27).
Secs
31J–31K
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (4).
Sec
31KA
Ins 1996 No
120, Sch 2.5 [4].
Sec
31L
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (4).
Sec
31M
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (4). Subst 1996 No 120, Sch 2.5 [5].
Sec
31N
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (4). Am 1996 No 120, Sch 2.5 [6].
Secs 31O,
31P
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (4).
Sec
31Q
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (4). Am 1996 No 17, Sch 5.
Secs
31R–31T
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (28).
Sec
31U
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (28). Am 1996 No 120, Sch 2.5 [7].
Sec
31UA
Ins 1996 No
120, Sch 2.5 [8].
Secs
31V–31AE
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (28).
Part 3, Div
5
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (28).
Sec
31AF
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (28). Am 1996 No 17, Sch 5.
Secs 31AG,
31AH
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (28).
Sec
31AI
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (28). Am 1996 No 17, Sch 5.
Secs
31AJ–31AP
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (28).
Part 3, Div
6 (sec 31AQ)
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (28).
Secs 36,
38
Rep 1999 No
85, Sch 4.
Sec
39
Am 1994 No
13, Sch 4.
Secs 40,
42, 44
Rep 1999 No
85, Sch 4.
Part
4A
Ins 1987 No
80, Sch 2 (4).
Sec
44A
Ins 1987 No
80, Sch 2 (4). Am 1989 No 121, Sch 1; 1994 No 5, Sch 1 (5); 1995 No 89, Sch 2
(29).
Sec
44B
Ins 1987 No
80, Sch 2 (4).
Sec
45
Am 1987 No
80, Schs 1 (7), 2 (5); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (6); 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1994 No 5,
Sch 1 (6); 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (30); 1997 No 51, Sch 1 [8]
[9].
Sec
46A
Ins 1998 No
48, Sch 2.15.
Sec
47
Subst 1987
No 80, Sch 1 (8). Am 1991 No 34, Sch 3; 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1995 No 89, Sch 2
(31) (32); 1996 No 17, Sch 5; 1998 No 137, Sch 2.20.
Sec
47A
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (33).
Sec
48
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (9); 1988 No 131 Sch 15; 1992 No 57, Sch 2; 1994 No 5, Sch 1 (7);
1996 No 17, Sch 5.
Sec
49
Am 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (34).
Sec
49A
Ins 1997 No
51, Sch 1 [11].
Sec
50
Am 1990 No
121, Sch 1 (8); 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (35).
Sec
51A
Ins 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (10). Subst 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (36).
Sec
51B
Ins 1990 No
121, Sch 1 (9).
Sec
51C
Ins 1995 No
89, Sch 2 (37).
Sec
52
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 1 (4); 1990 No 121, Sch 1 (3); 1994 No 5, Sch 1 (8); 1995 No 89, Sch 2
(38) (39).
Sec
52A
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (9).
Sec
54
Am 1987 No
80, Sch 2 (6); 1989 No 121, Sch 1.
Sec
55
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (10).
Part 7,
Divs 1–3 (secs 56–63)
Ins 2000 No
9, Sch 1.
Sch
1
Rep 1989 No
121, Sch 1.
Schs 2,
3
Rep 1999 No
85, Sch 4.
Sch
4
Am 1984 No
153, Sch 16. Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Schs
5–7
Rep 1999 No
85, Sch 4.
Sch
8
Ins 1994 No
5, Sch 1 (11). Am 1995 No 89, Sch 2 (40) (41); 1997 No 51, Sch 1 [15] [16];
2000 No 11, Sch 1 [2].
1983 No 20