Australian Capital Territory
Work Health and Safety (Access to Reserves and Depots) Direction 2015
Notifiable instrument NI2015 – 734
made under the  
Work Health and Safety Act 2011, s 19 (Primary duty of care)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Work Health and Safety (Access to Reserves and Depots) Direction 2015.
2	Commencement 
This direction commences on the day after it is signed.
3	Direction—access to reserves and depots
(1)	Pursuant to my powers and duty to ensure the health and safety of workers under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, I direct staff of the Parks and Conservation Service to restrict access to:
(a)	any reserve; or
(b) part of a reserve; or
(c) any depot,
if that reserve, part of the reserve, or depot is affected by the events listed in schedule 1 during the periods listed in schedule 1.
(2)	Restriction of access to a reserve or depot under this clause applies to all people including staff, contractors, and members of the public.
Note	Under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, section 9 (i), a public employee is obliged to comply with any lawful and reasonable direction given by a person having authority to give the direction.
4	Direction—compliance with management plan
I direct staff of the Parks and Conservation Service to comply with the Territory and Municipal Services Extreme Heat and Elevated Fire Danger Management Plan.
5	Exception
The direction in clause 3 does not apply to staff of the Parks and Conservation Service who are engaged in emergency management or response or to any member of the emergency services.
Phillip Perram
A/g Director-General
Territory and Municipal Services

  21 December 2015

Schedule 1	Times when access restricted

1	On any day when the Bureau of Meteorology predicts the fire danger index to be 100 or above.

2	On any day when the chief officer (SES) activates the ACT Flood Plan.

3	On any day when localised flooding occurs that threatens public safety.

4	On any day when the ACT Storm Plan is activated.

5	On any day when the Bureau of Meteorology has predicted wind gusts that threaten public safety.

6	At any time the Director-General or delegate is of the opinion that the lives of people would be in danger if they were to enter the reserve or depot.