An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 in relation to authorised representatives of industrial organisations who may exercise investigation powers under that Act.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Authorised Representatives) Act 2009.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40
[1] Section 76 Definition
Omit the definition of . Insert instead:of an industrial organisation of employees, means a person who is an authorised industrial officer within the meaning of Part 7 of Chapter 5 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 in respect of that industrial organisation of employees.
[2] Schedule 3 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
[3] Schedule 3, Part 6
Insert after Part 5:Part 6 Provision relating to Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Authorised Representatives) Act 200923 Authorised representatives(1) In this clause:amending Act means the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Authorised Representatives) Act 2009.has the same meaning as in Division 3 of Part 5 of this Act.(2) Before the commencement of Schedule 1 [1] to the amending Act, a person who for any period was an authorised industrial officer within the meaning of Part 7 of Chapter 5 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 is taken, for the purposes of this or any other Act or law, to have been an authorised representative during that same period.(3) Any act or omission of a person referred to in subclause (2), that would have been valid had Schedule 1 [1] to the amending Act commenced before the act or omission, is validated.(4) Subclauses (2) and (3) do not affect any decision of a court made before the commencement of this clause.