WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 1995

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WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 1995

- Act 13 of 1995 - Royal Assent 24 July 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - Preliminary 1. 1. Short title 2. 2. Commencement 3. 3. Interpretation 3A. 3A. Application of other Acts 4. 4. Act binds Crown PART 2 - Functions and Powers of Secretary and = Board 5. 5. Secretary 6. 6. WorkCover Tasmania Board 7. 7. Advisory committees 8. 8. Confidentiality PART 3 - Duties and Obligations Relating to = Workplace Health and Safety 9. 9. Duties of employers 10. 10. Responsible officer 11. 11. Duties of responsible officer 12. 12. Obstruction of responsible officer 13. 13. Duties of self-employed persons 14. 14. Duties of designers, manufacturers, = importers, suppliers and installers 14A. 14A. Order to recall, destroy, &c., plant, = substances or structures 14B. 14B. Service providers 15. 15. Persons in control of workplaces, &c. 16. 16. Duties of employees 17. 17. Refusal to work 18. 18. Discrimination against employees 19. 19. Consumption of alcohol and drugs 20. 20. Interference, misuse, &c. 21. 21. Duties to be satisfied by each person 22. 22. Codes of practice PART 4 - Designated Workplaces 23. 23. Designated workplaces 24. 24. Appointment of responsible officer at = designated workplaces 25. 25. Record book PART 5 - Health and Safety Committees and = Employees' Safety Representatives 26. 26. Health and safety committees 27. 27. Composition of health and safety committee 28. 28. Functions of health and safety committees 29. 29. Inspection of workplace 30. 30. Meetings 31. 31. Duties of employers in relation to health = and safety committees 32. 32. Employees' safety representatives PART 6 - Administration 33. 33. Director of Industry Safety 34. 34. Appointment of inspectors 35. 35. Chief Inspector of Mines 36. 36. Powers and functions of inspectors 37. 37. Offences in relation to inspector 37A. 37A. Offences relating to qualifications, = &c. 38. 38. Power of inspector in respect of safety and = health risks 39. 39. Prevention of accidents and risks to health 40. 40. Notice to remedy building defects, &c. 41. 41. Right of appeal 42. 42. Order to secure compliance 43. 43. Inspector not to divulge information nor to = have financial interest 44. 44. Protection from liability 45. 45. 46. 46. PART 6A - Infringement notices 46A. 46A. Infringement notices 46B. 46B. Payments to Board 46C. 46C. 46D. 46D. 46E. 46E. 46F. 46F. 46G. 46G. 46H. 46H. 46I. 46I. PART 7 - Miscellaneous 47. 47. Notice of serious accidents and dangerous = incidents to be given 48. 48. Interference with accident sites 49. 49. Plant hired for use at workplace 50. 50. Delegation by Secretary 51. 51. Delegation by Director 52. 52. Annual report 52A. 52A. Recovery of costs 53. 53. Offences by bodies corporate 54. 54. Evidentiary provisions 55. 55. Time for instituting proceedings for = offences 55A. 55A. Enforcement of undertakings 56. 56. Variation of application of requirements of = regulations in certain circumstances 57. 57. Regulations 58. 58. Repeal 59. 59. Savings and transitional provisions 60. 60. Administration of Act SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3

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