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Safe Work Australia Act 2008

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument
Term(s) Definition Defined in Legislation See Section(s)
approved model OHS codes of practice

means the model OHS codes of practice that are approved by the Ministerial Council, as amended from time to time.

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approved model OHS legislation

means the model OHS legislation that is approved by the Ministerial Council, as amended from time to time.

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approved OHS compliance and enforcement policy

means the policy that:

(a) deals with the compliance and enforcement of Australian laws that adopt the approved model OHS legislation; and

(b) is developed by Safe Work Australia under item 5 of the table in section 6; and

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Australian law

means a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.

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CEO

means the Chief Executive Officer of Safe Work Australia.

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Intergovernmental Agreement

means the for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Occupational Health and Safety between the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories, as amended from time to time.

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member

means a of Safe Work Australia (including the Chair and the CEO) who is appointed under this Act.

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Ministerial Council

means the council of Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers that:

(a) is known as the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council on the day on which this definition commences; and

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model OHS codes of practice

means the model codes of practice relating to OHS that are prepared by Safe Work Australia under item 3 of the table in section 6, as amended from time to time.

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model OHS legislation

means the model Act and model regulations relating to OHS that are prepared by Safe Work Australia under item 2 of the table in section 6, as amended from time to time.

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model WHS legislative framework

means any model Act, model regulations or model codes of practice relating to WHS, as amended from time to time, developed by Safe Work Australia for adoption by the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories.

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OHS

means occupational health and safety.

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Territory

means the Australian Capital or the Northern .

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voting member

means a member other than the CEO.

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WHS

means work health and safety.

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WHS Ministers

means the Minister of the Commonwealth, and the Minister of each State and Territory, who is responsible, or principally responsible, for matters relating to WHS.

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