Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 698

    (1)     The regulator must give written notice of the amendment or cancellation of an exemption, within 14 days after making the decision to amend or cancel the exemption, to—

        (a)     if a person applied for the exemption—the applicant; or

        (b)     if the regulator granted the exemption on its own initiative—each person (other than persons to whom subsection (2) applies) to whom the exemption applies.

    (2)     If the exemption affects a class of persons—

        (a)     for an amendment—the exemption as amended is a notifiable instrument; and

        (b)     for a cancellation—notice of the cancellation is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act

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    (3)     The notifiable instrument must state the regulator's reasons for the amendment or cancellation.

    (4)     The amendment or cancellation takes effect—

        (a)     for an amendment or cancellation mentioned in subsection (2)—on the day after the exemption as amended, or notice of cancellation, is notified or on a later date stated in the notifiable instrument; or

        (b)     in any other case—on the giving of the notice to the applicant under subsection (1) or on a later date stated in the notice.