Australian Capital Territory
Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2)
Subordinate Law SL2012-31

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
Dated 4 July 2012.
Chris Bourke
Minister
Simon Corbell
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2)
Subordinate Law SL2012-31
made under the
Work Health and Safety Act 2011

    

    

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2).
2	Commencement
This regulation is taken to have commenced on 1 January 2012.
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
4	Section 816A
substitute
816A	Modification of Act, pt 20—Act, s 306
The Act, part 20 applies as if the following sections were inserted:
‘305A	Investigations under Work Safety Act 2008
	(1)	This section applies to an investigation under the Work Safety Act 2008 of an event, accident or other incident that happened before the commencement day. 
	(2)	An inspector under this Act may exercise any function of an inspector under the Work Safety Act 2008 in relation to the investigation.
	(3)	This section expires on the day the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, part 20 expires.
305B	Functions under director-general’s delegations
	(1)	This section applies if—
	(a)	the director-general delegated a function of the director‑general (the delegated function) under the Work Safety Act 2008 to a person; and
	(b)	the delegation was in force immediately before the commencement day.
	(2)	The person may exercise the delegated function in relation to an investigation under the Work Safety Act 2008 of an event, accident or other incident that happened before the commencement day.
	(3)	This section expires on the day the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, part 20 expires.
305C	Membership of Work Safety Council
	(1)	This section applies to a person who was a member of the Work Safety Council under the Work Safety Act 2008 immediately before the commencement day.
	(2)	The person is, on the commencement day, taken to be a member of the Work Safety Council appointed under this Act in the same capacity that the person was appointed under the Work Safety Act 2008.
	(3)	The person’s appointment ends at the end of the period stated in the appointment unless it is ended earlier.
	(4)	This section expires on the day the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, part 20 expires.’

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 5 July 2012.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2012