Victorian Numbered Acts

WORKSAFE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 48 OF 2017) - SECT 26

After Part 14 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 insert —

" Part 15—Transitional provisions

Division 1—WorkSafe Legislation Amendment Act 2017

        178     Definitions

In this Division—

"amending Act" means the WorkSafe Legislation Amendment Act 2017 .

        179     Amendment of section 16 (Authority may accept undertakings)

This Act, as amended by section 10 of the amending Act, applies to all undertakings accepted by the Authority on or after the date on which section 10 of the amending Act comes into operation.

        180     Amendment of section 38 (Duty to notify incidents)

This Act, as amended by section 12 of the amending Act, applies to all offences against section 38 committed on or after the date on which section 12 of the amending Act comes into operation.

        181     Amendment of section 39 (Duty to preserve incident sites)

This Act, as amended by section 13 of the amending Act, applies to all offences against section 39 committed on or after the date on which section 13 of the amending Act comes into operation.

        182     Amendment of section 64 (Service of provisional improvement notice or inspector's notice)

This Act, as amended by section 14 of the amending Act, applies to all notices issued or given by the Authority under section 64 on or after the date on which section 14 of the amending Act comes into operation.

        183     Amendment of section 100 (Power to require production of documents etc.)

This Act, as amended by section 18 of the amending Act, applies to all offences against section 100 committed, or of which the Authority becomes aware, on or after the date on which section 18 of the amending Act comes into operation.

        184     Amendment of section 115 (Service of notices)

This Act, as amended by section 19 of the amending Act, applies to all notices issued by the Authority under section 115 on or after the date on which section 19 of the amending Act comes into operation.

        185     Amendment of section 132 (Limitation period for prosecutions)

This Act, as amended by section 22 of the amending Act, applies to all prosecutions commenced by the Authority on or after the date on which section 22 of the amending Act comes into operation.

        186     Amendment of section 153 (Offence to give false or misleading information)

This Act, as amended by section 25 of the amending Act, applies to all offences against section 153 committed on or after the date on which section 25 of the amending Act comes into operation.".

Part 5—Amendments to the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013