Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2010

Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2010

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table of provisions

RegulationPage

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Principal Regulations

4Definitions

5Matters to be included in licence applications

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Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2010

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 21 September 2010

Responsible Minister:

TIM HOLDING

Minister for Finance, WorkCover and the Transport Accident Commission

Matthew mcbeath

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007—

(a)in relation to persons applying for a licence to perform high risk work that they are authorised to perform under a certificate of competency; and

(b)to update the definitions of asbestos and registered medical practitioner.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 158 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004.

3Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

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4Definitions

(1)For the definition of asbestosin regulation 1.1.5 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

'asbestos means—

(a)the asbestiform varieties of mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine or amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals, including—

(i)actinolite asbestos;

(ii)anthophyllite asbestos;

(iii)chrysotile ("white asbestos");

(iv)crocidolite ("blue asbestos");

(v)grunerite asbestos (or amosite) ("brown asbestos");

(vi)tremolite asbestos; or

(b)any material or object, whether natural or manufactured, that contains one or more of the mineral silicates referred to in paragraph (a);

Notes

1The mineral silicates set out in paragraph (a)(i), (ii), (v) and (vi) use the same name for both the asbestiform and non-asbestiform varieties. Theword "asbestos" has been included here to emphasise that only the asbestiform habit of these minerals is regulated as asbestos by these Regulations.

2A substance that contains both non-asbestiform mineral silicates and a hazardous substance is a hazardous substance to which Part 4.1 (Hazardous Substances)applies.'.

(2)For the definition of registered medical practitionerin regulation 1.1.5 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"registered medical practitionermeans a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student);".

5Matters to be included in licence applications

At the end of regulation 6.1.1 of the Principal Regulations insert—

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"(2)Despite subregulation (1), an application by a person who holds a certificate of competency (as defined in regulation 8.2.1) and who seeks to be licensed to perform the type of work authorised by that certificate need only—

(a) include the following—

(i)a declaration by the applicant that he or she has maintained the competencies required to do the work that the certificate of competency authorises him or her to do; and

(ii)any photograph of the applicant required by the Authority; and

(iii)any other proof of identity required by the Authority; and

(b)be accompanied by the application fee required by regulation 6.1.2(2).".

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 54/2007 as amended by S.R. Nos 140/2007 and 18/2010.