Construction Safety Act 1912 No 38

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
01 March 1999 01 March 1999 1998 No 137

This Act has also been amended:
(a)by regulations under Part 2, and
(a)pursuant to an order under secs 8 (2) and 9 (3) of the Reprints Act 1972 No 48 (previously Acts Reprinting Act 1972). Order dated 24.1.1984, and published in GG No 12 of 27.1.1984, p 398, declaring that the Construction Safety Act 1912 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) and sec 9 (3) of the Reprints Act 1972 apply.

Construction Safety Act 1912 No 38

Assented to 26.11.1912.

Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act 1998 No 137

Assented to 08.12.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.6, 1.3.1999, sec 2 and GG No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 973.

Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 No 119

Assented to 09.12.1997.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.4, 29.6.1998, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 26.6.1998, p 4429.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1996 No 121

Assented to 03.12.1996.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.12, 4 months after assent, sec 2 (4).

WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996 No 120

Assented to 03.12.1996.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.2, 12.1.1997, sec 2 and GG No 4 of 10.1.1997, p 49.

WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No 89

Assented to 20.12.1995.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.2.1996, sec 2 (1) and GG No 155 of 20.12.1995, p 8675.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 No 16

Assented to 15.06.1995.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law Revision (Local Government) Act 1995 No 11

Assented to 09.06.1995.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Construction Safety Act 1912, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.

Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Amendment) Act 1994 No 5

Assented to 02.05.1994.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.10.1994, sec 2 and GG No 106 of 19.8.1994, p 4432.

Rail Safety Act 1993 No 50

Assented to 21.09.1993.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 24.9.1993, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 24.9.1993, p 5901.

Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1992 No 112

Assented to 08.12.1992.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1991 No 94

Assented to 17.12.1991.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Construction Safety Act 1912, 1.6.1992, Sch 1 and GG No 40 of 27.3.1992, p 1982.

Industrial Relations Act 1991 No 34

Assented to 11.11.1991.

Date of commencement, 31.3.1992, sec 2 and GG No 40 of 27.3.1992, p 1978.

Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Amendment) Act 1990 No 121

Assented to 20.12.1990.

Date of commencement, 1.3.1991, sec 2 and GG No 37 of 1.3.1991, p 1695.

WorkCover Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989 No 121

Assented to 24.08.1989.

Date of commencement, 1.1.1990, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 22.12.1989, p 11040.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3) 1988 No 131

Assented to 30.12.1988.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 17.2.1989, sec 2 (2) and GG No 23 of 17.2.1989, p 1058.

Transport Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1988 No 114

Assented to 21.12.1988.

Date of commencement, 16.1.1989, sec 2 (1) and GG No 3 of 16.1.1989, p 277.

Construction Safety (Workers Compensation) Amendment Act 1987 No 73

Assented to 10.06.1987.

Date of commencement, secs 1 and 2 excepted, 30.6.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 102 of 17.6.1987, p 2944.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987 No 48

Assented to 28.05.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 32, except as provided by sec 2 (13), 1.9.1987, sec 2 (12) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984 No 153

Assented to 10.12.1984.

Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 No 20

Assented to 21.04.1983.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 4.5.1983, sec 2 (2) and GG No 67 of 4.5.1983, p 2003.

Scaffolding and Lifts (Amendment) Act 1978 No 69

Assented to 06.04.1978.

Date of commencement, secs 1–4 excepted, 1.1.1979, sec 2 and GG No 171 of 8.12.1978, p 5060.

Miscellaneous Acts (Inspectors) Amendment Act 1976 No 54

Assented to 27.10.1976.

Metric Conversion Act 1975 No 72

Assented to 06.11.1975.

Date of commencement of Sch, Items 4–9, 1.6.1976, sec 4 (3) and GG No 59 of 30.4.1976, p 1835.

Decimal Currency Act 1965 No 33

Assented to 20.12.1965.

Date of commencement of sec 4, 14.2.1966, secs 1 (3), 2 (1) and the Currency Act 1965 (Commonwealth), sec 2 (2).

Scaffolding and Lifts (Amendment) Act 1960 No 9

Assented to 25.03.1960.

Scaffolding and Lifts (Amendment) Act 1958 No 3

Assented to 28.03.1958.

Date of commencement, 1.8.1958, sec 1 (3) and GG No 70 of 18.7.1958, p 2128.

Scaffolding and Lifts (Amendment) Act 1948 No 38

Assented to 14.12.1948.

Date of commencement, 1.6.1950, sec 1 (4) and GG No 85 of 25.5.1950, p 1425.

Scaffolding and Lifts (Amendment) Act 1942 No 35

Assented to 24.12.1942.

Date of commencement, 18.1.1943, sec 1 (4) and GG No 8 of 15.1.1943, p 90.

Statute Law Revision Act 1937 No 35

Assented to 23.12.1937.

Factories and Shops (Amendment) Act 1936 No 37

Assented to 23.07.1936.

Date of commencement, 31.7.1936, sec 1 (4) and GG No 122 of 31.7.1936, p 3331.

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No reference is made to certain amendments made by the Decimal Currency Act 1965, the Reprints Act 1972, and Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995.

Long title

Am 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (1).

Sec 1

Am 1942 No 35, sec 6 (a); 1948 No 38, sec 6 (2) (a); 1958 No 3, sec 2 (a). Subst 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (2).

Sec 1A

Ins 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (2).

Sec 2

Am 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (3).

Sec 3

Am 1942 No 35, sec 2; 1948 No 38, sec 2 (a); 1958 No 3, sec 2 (b); 1960 No 9, sec 2 (a); 1975 No 72, Sch; 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (4); 1984 No 153, Sch 16; 1988 No 114, Sch 4; 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1993 No 50, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (1); 1997 No 119, Sch 2.4.

Sec 4

Am 1960 No 9, sec 2 (b). Rep 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (5).

Sec 4A

Ins 1948 No 38, sec 2 (b). Am 1958 No 3, sec 2 (c); 1960 No 9, sec 2 (c); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (6).

Sec 4B

Ins 1948 No 38, sec 2 (b).

Sec 4C

Ins 1989 No 121, Sch 1.

Sec 5

Am 1942 No 35, sec 3 (1); 1960 No 9, sec 2 (d); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (7). Rep 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (2).

Sec 5A

Ins 1948 No 38, sec 2 (c). Am 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (3).

Part 2, heading

Am 1942 No 35, sec 6 (b); 1948 No 38, sec 3 (a). Subst 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (8). Rep 1990 No 121, Sch 2 (5).

Part 2

Rep 1990 No 121, Sch 2 (5).

Sec 6

Am 1942 No 35, sec 4 (1) (a); 1948 No 38, sec 3 (b); 1958 No 3, secs 2 (d), 3 (a); 1975 No 72, Sch; 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (9); 1983 No 20, Sch 3 (1). Rep 1990 No 121, Sch 2 (5).

Sec 6A

Ins 1958 No 3, sec 2 (e). Am 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (10); 1983 No 20, Sch 3 (2). Rep 1989 No 121, Sch 1.

Sec 7

Am 1942 No 35, sec 4 (1) (b). Rep 1948 No 38, sec 3 (c).

Sec 8

Am 1942 No 35, sec 4 (1) (c). Rep 1948 No 38, sec 3 (c).

Sec 9

Rep 1948 No 38, sec 3 (c).

Part 3, heading (as originally enacted)

Am 1958 No 3, sec 2 (f). Rep 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (11).

Sec 10

Am 1942 No 35, sec 5 (a); 1948 No 38, sec 3 (d); 1958 No 3, secs 2 (g), 3 (b); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (12); 1983 No 20, Sch 3 (3). Rep 1990 No 121, Sch 2 (5).

Sec 11

Am 1948 No 38, sec 3 (e). Subst 1958 No 3, sec 2 (h). Rep 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (13).

Sec 12

Rep 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (13).

Part 3, heading (previously Part 4, heading)

Renumbered 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (14).

Sec 13

Subst 1942 No 35, sec 5 (b). Am 1948 No 38, sec 4 (a); 1958 No 3, sec 2 (i); 1960 No 9, sec 2 (e); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (15). Subst 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (4).

Sec 13A

Ins 1976 No 54, sec 2. Rep 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (5).

Sec 14

Am 1958 No 3, secs 2 (j), 3 (c); 1960 No 9, sec 2 (f); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (16); 1983 No 20, Sch 3 (4).

Sec 15

Am 1936 No 37, sec 5 (a); 1942 No 35, sec 5 (c); 1948 No 38, sec 4 (b); 1958 No 3, secs 2 (k), 3 (d); 1960 No 9, sec 2 (g); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (17); 1983 No 20, Sch 3 (5).

Sec 16

Am 1942 No 35, sec 5 (d); 1958 No 3, sec 3 (e); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (18); 1983 No 20, Sch 3 (6); 1987 No 73, Sch 1 (1); 1990 No 121, Sch 2 (1). Rep 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (6).

Part 4, heading (previously Part 5, heading)

Am 1942 No 35, sec 6 (c). Subst 1948 No 38, sec 5; 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (19).

Part 4 (previously Part 5)

Subst 1948 No 38, sec 5.

Sec 17

Am 1936 No 37, sec 5 (b); 1942 No 35, sec 5 (e). Subst 1948 No 38, sec 5. Am 1958 No 3, sec 2 (l); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (20); 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (7).

Sec 17A

Ins 1948 No 38, sec 5. Am 1958 No 3, sec 2 (m); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (21); 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (8); 1995 No 89, Sch 4 (1) (2); 1996 No 120, Sch 2.2 [1]–[3].

Sec 17B

Ins 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (22). Am 1983 No 20, Sch 3 (7); 1987 No 73, Sch 1 (2); 1990 No 121, Sch 2 (2); 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (9); 1995 No 89, Sch 4 (3).

Part 5, heading (previously Part 6, heading)

Subst 1948 No 38, sec 6 (1). Renumbered 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (23).

Part 5 (previously Part 6)

Subst 1948 No 38, sec 6 (1).

Sec 18

Am 1942 No 35, sec 5 (f). Subst 1948 No 38, sec 6 (1). Am 1958 No 3, sec 2 (n); 1969 No 9, sec 2 (h); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (24); 1983 No 20, Sch 3 (8); 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (10); 1995 No 89, Sch 4 (4).

Sec 18A

Ins 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (25). Am 1990 No 121, Sch 2 (6).

Sec 19

Ins 1948 No 38, sec 6 (1). Am 1958 No 3, sec 2 (o); 1960 No 9, sec 2 (i); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (26).

Sec 20

Ins 1948 No 38, sec 6 (1).

Sec 21

Ins 1948 No 38, sec 6 (1). Am 1958 No 3, secs 2 (p), 3 (g); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (27); 1983 No 20, Sch 3 (9); 1987 No 73, Sch 1 (3); 1988 No 131, Sch 3 (1) (2); 1990 No 121, Sch 2 (3); 1991 No 34, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (11); 1995 No 89, Sch 4 (5)–(7); 1996 No 121, Sch 4.12 [1] [2]; 1998 No 137, Sch 2.6.

Sec 21A

Ins 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (28).

Sec 21B

Ins 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (28). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 22

Ins 1948 No 38, sec 6 (1). Am 1958 No 3, sec 2 (q), 3 (h); 1960 No 9, sec 2 (j); 1978 No 69, Sch 1 (29); 1983 No 20, Sch 3 (10); 1987 No 48, Sch 32; 1987 No 73, Sch 1 (4); 1990 No 121, Sch 2 (4) (7); 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (12); 1995 No 11, Sch 1; 1995 No 89, Sch 4 (8).

Sec 23

Ins 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (13).

Second Sch

Am GG No 87 of 1.7.1927; GG No 29 of 1.3.1929; GG No 127 of 20.9.1929; 1937 No 35, Second Sch. Rep 1948 No 38, sec 6 (2) (b). Ins 1994 No 5, Sch 2 (14). Am 1995 No 89, Sch 4 (9) (10).

Scaffolding and Lifts Bill 1912

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