Australian Capital Territory
Occupational Health and Safety (General) Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2008-51

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989.
Dated 18 December 2008.
John Hargreaves
Minister
Simon Corbell
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Occupational Health and Safety (General) Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2008-51
made under the
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989

    
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Legislation amended	1
	4	Section 50 (5) and (7)	1
	5	Section 68 (1), definition of exposure standard, paragraph (a)	1
	6	Section 69 heading	2
	7	Section 69	2
	8	Section 85 heading	2
	9	Section 85 (1)	2
	10	Magistrates Court (Occupational Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004, schedule 1, part 1.2, item 6, column 2	3
	11	Magistrates Court (Occupational Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004, schedule 1, part 1.2, item 17, column 2	3

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Occupational Health and Safety (General) Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Occupational Health and Safety (General) Regulation 2007.
Note	This regulation also amends the Magistrates Court (Occupational Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004 (see s 10 and s 11).
4	Section 50 (5) and (7)
omit
5	Section 68 (1), definition of exposure standard, paragraph (a)
omit
LAeq 8gh
substitute
LAeq,8h
6	Section 69 heading
substitute
69	Working out LC,peak value––div 3.3.10
7	Section 69
omit
Lpeak
substitute
LC,peak
8	Section 85 heading
substitute
85	Employer to protect site of dangerous occurrence
9	Section 85 (1)
substitute
	(1)	This section applies if an employer is required to give the chief executive notice of a dangerous occurrence under the Act, section 204 (1) (d).
	(1A)	The employer must ensure that the site where the dangerous occurrence happened is not entered or otherwise disturbed––
	(a)	for 72 hours; or
	(b)	until an inspector directs otherwise.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
10	Magistrates Court (Occupational Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004, schedule 1, part 1.2, item 6, column 2
substitute
50 (3) and (4)
11	Magistrates Court (Occupational Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004, schedule 1, part 1.2, item 17, column 2
substitute
85  (1A)

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 22 December 2008.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2008