Queensland Numbered Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 - As at 23 October 2017 - Act 38 of 2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2 - AMENDMENT OF WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   3.      Act amended

           Division 2 - Amendments commencing on assent

   4.      Insertion of new pt 2A
   5.      Amendment of s 71 (Exceptions from obligations under s 70(1))
   6.      Replacement of s 74 (List of health and safety representatives)
   6A.     Insertion of new s 97A
   7.      Amendment of s 216 (Regulator may accept WHS undertakings)
   8.      Amendment of s 222 (Proceeding for alleged contravention)
   9.      Amendment of s 230 (Prosecutions)
   10.     Amendment of s 231 (Procedure if prosecution is not brought)
   11.     Amendment of s 232 (Limitation period for prosecutions)
   12.     Amendment of s 274 (Approved codes of practice)
   13.     Amendment of sch 5 (Dictionary)

           Division 3 - Amendments commencing on 1 July 2018

   14.     Insertion of new s 26A
   15.     Amendment of s 72 (Obligation to train health and safety representatives)
   16.     Amendment of s 76 (Constitution of committee)
   17.     Amendment of s 78 (Meetings of committee)
   18.     Amendment of s 85 (Health and safety representative may direct that unsafe work cease)
   19.     Amendment of s 90 (Provisional improvement notices)
   20.     Insertion of new pt 5A
   21.     Amendment of s 106 (What is a prohibited reason)
   22.     Amendment of s 164 (Notification of entry)
   23.     Amendment of s 171 (Power to require production of documents and answers to questions)
   24.     Insertion of new s 273A
   25.     Amendment of sch 2A (Reviewable decisions)
   26.     Amendment of sch 3 (Regulation-making powers)
   27.     Amendment of sch 5 (Dictionary)

           Division 4 - Amendments commencing on proclamation

   28.     Amendment of s 70 (General obligations of person conducting business or undertaking)
   29.     Amendment of s 71 (Exceptions from obligations under s 70(1))
   30.     Amendment of s 82 (Referral of issue to regulator for resolution by inspector)
   31.     Amendment of s 89 (Request to regulator to appoint inspector to assist)
   32.     Insertion of new pt 5, div 7A
   33.     Insertion of new pt 7, div 6, sdiv 1, hdg
   34.     Insertion of new s 141A
   35.     Insertion of new pt 7, div 6, sdiv 2, hdg
   36.     Insertion of new s 142A
   37.     Amendment of s 152 (Functions of regulator)
   38.     Amendment of s 160 (Functions and powers of inspectors)
   39.     Amendment of s 216 (Regulator may accept WHS undertakings)
   40.     Amendment of s 222 (Proceeding for alleged contravention)
   41.     Amendment of s 223 (Which decisions are reviewable)
   42.     Amendment of s 230 (Prosecutions)
   43.     Amendment of s 231 (Procedure if prosecution is not brought)
   44.     Amendment of s 232 (Limitation period for prosecutions)
   45.     Amendment of s 236 (Adverse publicity orders)
   46.     Amendment of s 254 (When is a provision a WHS civil penalty provision)
   47.     Amendment of s 259 (Proceeding for a contravention of a WHS civil penalty provision)
   48.     Replacement of s 260 (Proceeding may be taken by the regulator or an inspector)
   49.     Amendment of s 261 (Limitation period for WHS civil penalty proceedings)
   50.     Insertion of new pt 16, div 5
   51.     Insertion of new sch 2, pt 4
   52.     Amendment of sch 2A (Reviewable decisions)
   53.     Amendment of sch 5 (Dictionary)

   PART 3 - AMENDMENTS OF OTHER LEGISLATION

           Division 1 - Amendment of Electrical Safety Act 2002

   54.     Act amended
   55.     Insertion of new pt 2B
   56.     Amendment of s 49 (Regulator may accept an electrical safety undertaking)
   57.     Amendment of s 186 (Prosecutions)
   58.     Amendment of s 186A (Procedure if prosecution is not brought)
   59.     Amendment of s 186B (Limitation period for prosecutions)
   60.     Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)

           Division 2 - Amendment of Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011

   61.     Act amended
   62.     Insertion of new pt 2A
   63.     Amendment of s 34 (Enforceable undertakings)
   64.     Amendment of s 36 (Legal proceedings)
   65.     Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)

           Division 3 - Amendment of Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011

   66.     Regulation amended
   67.     Replacement of s 21 (Training for health and safety representatives)
   68.     Insertion of new ch 2A
   69.     Amendment of s 540 (Inquiry procedure)
   70.     Insertion of new ch 13, pt 13.4