2005

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Minister for Industrial Relations)

2005

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Minister for Industrial Relations)

An Act to amend the Dangerous Substances Act 2004, the Long Service Leave Act 1976 and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

This Act is the Occupational Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2005.

This Act 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)).

This Act amends the Dangerous Substances Act 2004, the Long Service Leave Act 1976 and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989.

(1) The Minister must review the operation of this Act as soon as practicable after 30 June 2007.

Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).

(2) The Minister must present to the Legislative Assembly a report of the outcome of the review on or before the Assembly’s 3rd sitting day in 2008.

(3) This section expires on 30 June 2008.

(g) a period of service when the employee is temporarily outside the ACT if the service would be continuous service if the employee were inside the ACT.

(3) Also, an interruption of an employee’s service of longer than 2 months does not break the continuity of service if the interruption is caused by the seasonal nature of the work.

(4) For subsection (2) (f), the service by the employee as a member of the Defence Force is taken to be service with the person by whom the employee was employed immediately before the employee began to serve as a member of the Defence Force.

(5) To remove any doubt, the period of the interruption under subsection (2) or (3) (other than a period mentioned in subsection (2) (f) or (g)) must not be taken into account in working out the total period of service.

(1) The Minister must review the operation of this Act as soon as practicable after 30 June 2007.

Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).

(2) Employee organisations and employer organisations must be consulted as part of the review.

(3) The Minister must present to the Legislative Assembly a report of the outcome of the review on or before the Assembly’s 3rd sitting day in 2008.

(4) In this section:

employee organisation means a registered organisation that is an employee organisation.

employer organisation means a registered organisation that is an employer organisation.

registered organisation—see section 74.

(5) This section expires on 30 June 2008.

Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 2005.

Notified under the Legislation Act on 2005.

For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.