Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 12

    (1)     The duties under this Act in relation to hazardous chemicals are in addition to duties in relation to them under any other law in force in the ACT.

Note 1     A reference to an Act includes a reference to statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation and any law or instrument applied, adopted or incorporated by the Act (see Legislation Act

, s 104).

Note 2     Other legislation in force in the ACT relating to hazardous chemicals includes the following:

              •     Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009

              •     Emergencies Act 2004

              •     Environment Protection Act 1997

              •     Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008

.

Note 3     See the Emergencies Act 2004

for provisions relating to hazardous materials incidents (which may include dangerous occurrences).

Note 4     See the Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009

for the transport by road of certain hazardous chemicals that are classified as dangerous goods under that Act.

    (2)     A duty or power under another territory law in relation to a work health and safety matter has no effect to the extent that it is inconsistent with a duty under this Act in relation to the same matter.

    (3)     However, a duty or power under another territory law in relation to a work health and safety matter must not be taken to be inconsistent with a duty under this Act to the extent that they can operate concurrently.

    (4)     In this section:

"hazardous chemical"—see the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011

, dictionary.