Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 6

    (1)     The Authority may make determinations of the following—

        (a)     a scheme for the approval of laboratories for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of approved asbestos laboratory in regulation 5;

        (b)     an exposure measurement method for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of asbestos exposure standard in regulation 5 ;

        (c)     an occupational health and safety management system for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of asbestos occupational health and safety management system in regulation 5;

        (d)     a method of air sampling for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of asbestos paraoccupational air monitoring in regulation 5;

        (e)     a specified construction RTO or a class of construction RTOs for the purpose of the definition of construction statement of attainment in regulation 5;

Reg. 6(1)(ea) inserted by S.R. No. 63/2024 reg. 6(1).

        (ea)     a product that is not engineered stone for the purpose of the definition of engineered stone in regulation 5;

        (f)     a specified authorised assessor or a class of authorised assessors for the purpose of the definition of notice of assessment (satisfactory) in regulation 5;

        (g)     evidence of a specified class for the purpose of the definition of recognised evidence of construction induction training in regulation 5;

        (h)     a prohibited hazardous substance for the purposes of regulation 153(2) ;

              (i)     a hazardous substance, and particular circumstances (if any), for the purposes of regulation 154(1)(c);

        (j)     the minimum record retention period (not exceeding 30 years) for a particular hazardous substance for the purposes of regulations 168(1)(a) and 171(1)(a);

        (k)     a hazardous substance for which health monitoring is required for the purposes of regulation 169(1)(a)(ii);

        (l)     the minimum record retention period (not exceeding 30 years) for the purposes of regulations 204(a), 263(2)(a), 283(2)(a) and  313(2)(a);

        (m)     an auditable process to verify that asbestos‑containing material has been removed from construction or demolition material for the purposes of regulation 206(a);

        (n)     a method to measure asbestos-containing material in construction or demolition material for the purposes of regulation 206(b);

        (o)     an asbestos-related activity for the purposes of regulation 302(l) ;

Reg. 6(1)(oa) inserted by S.R. No. 137/2021 reg. 6, amended by S.R. No. 63/2024 reg. 6(2).

        (oa)     a crystalline silica process for the purposes of regulation 319B(1)(g) ;

        (p)     an activity, procedure, plant, process, substance, situation or other circumstance to be a mining hazard for the purposes of regulation 400(1)(b).

Note to reg. 6(1) substituted by S.R. No. 112/2021 reg. 6(1).

Note

The Authority is also authorised to make determinations under regulations 6A , 41(3), 180, 198(3), 363, 364 and 403. They are not included here because each has particular requirements set out elsewhere. However, subregulations (2) to (6) apply to determinations under regulations 41(3), 180, 198(3) and 403 and subregulations (2), (3), (5) and (6) apply to determinations under regulations 6A , 363 and 364.

    (2)     If the Authority makes a determination under these Regulations it must publish a notice in the Government Gazette that—

        (a)     states that the determination has been made; and

        (b)     identifies to whom and to what the determination applies; and

        (c)     identifies the provision or provisions of these Regulations to which the determination relates; and

        (d)     may include any other details that the Authority considers to be appropriate.

    (3)     As soon as reasonably possible after it has complied with subregulation (2), the Authority must cause a similar notice to be published in a newspaper circulating generally throughout Victoria.

Reg. 6(4) amended by S.R. No. 112/2021 reg. 6(2).

    (4)     A determination (other than a determination made under regulation 6A, 363 or  364) takes effect on the day on which the notice is published in the Government Gazette, or on any later day specified in the notice.

    (5)     The Authority must make a copy of a determination available for inspection by any person affected by the determination.

    (6)     Nothing in this regulation is intended to require the Authority to include in the notice under subregulation (2) or (3) or the determination under subregulation (5)—

        (a)     any confidential or personal information about an individual; or

        (b)     any information relating to manufacturing or commercial secrets or working processes.

Reg. 6A inserted by S.R. No. 112/2021 reg. 7.