AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

REGULATIONS UNDER THE SCAFFOLDING AND LIFTS ACT, 1912 OF THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES IN THEIR APPLICATION TO THE TERRITORY (AMENDMENT)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

No. 9 of 1986

Sub-section 9(1) of the Scaffolding and Lifts Ordinance 1957 (“the Ordinance”) provides that the Minister may make regulations prescribing all matters which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Ordinance.

Sub-section 9(2) of the Ordinance provides that the Regulations may repeal or amend any of the provisions of the Scaffolding and Lifts Regulations in their application in the Territory.

Regulation 1 defines the “Principal Regulations” to be the Regulations under the Scaffolding and Lifts Act, 1912 of NSW in their application to the Territory.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 100 of the Principal Regulations to provide for showers and water closets to be provided for women as well as men employed in compressed air work in tunnelling.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 101 of the Principal Regulations to provide for showers and water closets to be provided for women as well as men employed in compressed air work in caissons.

Regulation 4 amends regulation 121 of the Principal Regulations to provide for closets to be provided for women as well as men employed in building work, excavation work or compressed air work.