Queensland Numbered Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2024 - As at 28 March 2024 - Act 11 of 2024

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2 - AMENDMENT OF SAFETY IN RECREATIONAL WATER ACTIVITIES ACT 2011

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   3.      Act amended

           Division 2 - Amendments commencing on assent

   4.      Insertion of new ss 42A and 42B
   5.      Amendment of pt 6, hdg (Transitional provisions)
   6.      Insertion of new pt 7
   7.      Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)

           Division 3 - Amendments commencing by proclamation

   9.      Amendment of s 32 (The regulator)
   10.     Amendment of s 35 (Review of decisions)
   11.     Amendment of s 41 (Confidentiality of information)

   PART 3 - AMENDMENT OF WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   12.     Act amended

           Division 2 - Amendments commencing on assent

   13.     Insertion of new ss 272A and 272B
   14.     Insertion of new pt 16, div 8
   15.     Amendment of sch 1 (Application of Act)

           Division 3 - Amendments commencing by proclamation

   17.     Insertion of new pt 5, div 1AA
   18.     Amendment of s 48 (Nature of consultation)
   19.     Insertion of new ss 50A and 50B
   20.     Amendment of s 52 (Negotiations for agreement for work group)
   21.     Replacement of s 54 (Failure of negotiations)
   22.     Amendment of s 61 (Procedure for election of health and safety representatives)
   23.     Insertion of new s 62A
   24.     Amendment of s 68 (Powers and functions of health and safety representatives)
   25.     Amendment of s 70 (General obligations of person conducting business or undertaking)
   26.     Amendment of s 71 (Exceptions from obligations under s 70(1))
   27.     Amendment of s 72 (Obligation to train health and safety representatives)
   28.     Amendment of s 75 (Health and safety committees)
   29.     Amendment of s 76 (Constitution of committee)
   30.     Amendment of s 80 (Parties to an issue)
   31.     Amendment of s 81 (Resolution of health and safety issues)
   32.     Amendment of s 85 (Health and safety representative may direct that unsafe work cease)
   33.     Insertion of new s 85A
   34.     Amendment of s 92 (Contents of provisional improvement notice)
   35.     Amendment of s 94 (Minor changes to provisional improvement notice)
   36.     Amendment of s 100 (Request for review of provisional improvement notice)
   37.     Amendment of s 102A (Definitions for division)
   38.     Insertion of new s 102AA
   39.     Amendment of s 102B (Notice of dispute may be given to commission)
   40.     Insertion of new s 102BA
   41.     Amendment of s 102D (Review of particular decisions made by inspector)
   42.     Amendment of s 105 (What is discriminatory conduct)
   43.     Amendment of s 112 (Civil proceedings in relation to engaging in or inducing discriminatory or coercive conduct)
   44.     Amendment of s 114 (General provisions relating to orders)
   45.     Amendment of s 118 (Rights that may be exercised while at workplace)
   46.     Amendment of s 119 (Notice of entry)
   47.     Amendment of s 128 (Work health and safety requirements)
   48.     Amendment of s 137 (Expiry of WHS entry permit)
   49.     Amendment of s 148 (Unauthorised use or disclosure of information or documents)
   50.     Amendment of s 150 (Union to provide information to industrial registrar)
   51.     Amendment of s 155 (Powers of regulator to obtain information)
   52.     Insertion of new s 155A
   53.     Amendment of s 171 (Power to require production of documents and answers to questions)
   54.     Amendment of s 173 (Warning to be given)
   55.     Insertion of new s 229EA
   56.     Amendment of s 230 (Prosecutions)
   57.     Amendment of s 231 (Procedure if prosecution not brought)
   58.     Amendment of s 255 (Proceedings for contravention of WHS civil penalty provision)
   59.     Amendment of s 258 (Civil proceeding rules and procedure to apply)
   60.     Amendment of s 259 (Proceeding for a contravention of a WHS civil penalty provision)
   61.     Replacement of ss 260 and 261
   62.     Amendment of s 262 (Recovery of a monetary penalty)
   63.     Amendment of s 263 (Civil double jeopardy)
   64.     Amendment of s 271 (Confidentiality of information)
   65.     Insertion of new s 271A
   66.     Amendment of s 274 (Approved codes of practice)
   67.     Insertion of new pt 16, div 8, sdiv 2
   68.     Amendment of sch 1 (Application of Act)
   69.     Amendment of sch 2 (The regulator and local tripartite consultation arrangements and other local arrangements)
   70.     Amendment of sch 2A (Reviewable decisions)
   71.     Amendment of sch 5 (Dictionary)

   PART 4 - OTHER AMENDMENTS

   72.     Legislation amended
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