Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 537

    (1)     Subject to regulation 542, the Authority may exempt any person, or any class of person, from complying with any provision of—

        (a)     Part 3.2 (Noise); and

        (b)     Part 3.5 (Plant); and

        (c)     Part 4.1 (Hazardous substances); and

        (d)     Part 4.2 (Scheduled carcinogenic substances); and

        (e)     Part 4.3 (Lead); and

        (f)     Part 4.4 (Asbestos) other than the requirement to hold a licence under
that Part; and

Reg. 537(1)(fa) inserted by S.R. No. 137/2021 reg. 13.

        (fa)     Part 4.5 (Crystalline silica); and

        (g)     Part 5.1 (Construction); and

        (h)     Part 5.2 (Major hazard facilities) other than the requirement to hold a licence under that Part or a requirement under Division 7 of that Part; and

              (i)     Part 5.3 (Mines).

Note

Regulation 538 also authorises the Authority to grant a limited exemption under Part 3.6 (High risk work).

    (2)     Subject to regulation 542, the Authority may exempt any activity, process, substance or thing or any class of activity, process, substance or thing from any requirement of, or prohibition in, any Part listed in subregulation (1).