AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Regulations 1991    No. 101

Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
The Australian Capital Territory Executive hereby makes the following Regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989.
Dated 22 April 1991.
trevor t. kaine
Chief Minister
gary humphries
Minister

Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
Interpretation
2.  In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“the Act” means the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989;
“training program” means a training program approved under regulation 3.
Approval of training programs
3.  (1)  The Council may approve a training program for the purposes of paragraph 45 (1) (ea) or subsection 50 (4) of the Act.
(2)  Where the Council approves a training program under subregulation (1) it shall cause to be published in a daily newspaper published and circulating in the Territory a notice of its approval of the program that specifies the provision of the Act for the purposes of which the program has been approved.
Payment of training fees and expenses
4.  Where—
	(a)	a health and safety representative undertakes a training program under paragraph 45 (1) (ea) of the Act; or
	(b)	a deputy health and safety representative undertakes a training program under subsection 50 (4) of the Act;
the employer of that person shall—
	(c)	pay the fees for the person to undertake the program; and
	(d)	reimburse the person for the expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in undertaking the program.
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NOTE
1.  Notified in the ACT Gazette on 6 May 1991.

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