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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 4 Hansard (28 March) . . Page.. 1117 ..


Schedule of amendments

Schedule 1

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AMENDMENT BILL 2000 (NO 4)

Amendments circulated by Mr Berry

1

Proposed new clause 7A

Page 5, line 7-

After clause 7, insert the following new clause:

7A  Duties of persons erecting or installing plant in a workplace

Section 34 is amended-

(a) by omitting 'A person' and substituting '(1) A person'; and

(b) by adding at the end the following subsection:

"(2)  In working out whether a person has taken all reasonably practicable steps to comply with subsection (1), regard may be had to all relevant matters, including for example-

(a) whether copies of codes of practice applicable to the workplace are available to employees or whether employees are given information about where copies of codes may be inspected or obtained; and

(b) whether the codes have been complied with.

"(3)  This section does not limit section 35.".

2

Clause 8

Proposed new section 75

Definition of infringement notice offence

Page 6, line 11-

Omit "an offence", substitute "an offence against this Act or an associated law".

3

Clause 8

Proposed new section 75J (2) (c)

Page 12, line 9-

After proposed new paragraph (2) (b), insert the following new paragraph:

(c) the person has disputed liability for the infringement notice offence.

4

Clause 8

Proposed new section 75K (1)

Page 12, line 29-

Omit "or 75J", substitute ", 75J (Withdrawal of infringement notice) or 75P (Extension of time to dispute liability)".


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