Northern Territory Numbered Acts

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2007 (NO 31 OF 2007) - SECT 3

The objects of this Act are:

    (a)     to achieve for the Territory the highest possible standards of occupational health and safety; and

    (b)     to achieve as far as possible elimination of avoidable risks, and control and mitigation of unavoidable risks, to the health or safety of workers; and

    (c)     to make workplaces safe not only for workers but also for others; and

    (d)     to encourage cooperation through consultation between employers and workers, and associations of employers and workers:

        (i)     in developing and implementing measures to improve occupational health and safety; and

        (ii)     in achieving progressive improvement in standards and performance in occupational health and safety; and

    (e)     to achieve a consistent, properly coordinated, and coherent approach to occupational health and safety in the Territory; and

    (f)     to promote community knowledge, awareness and understanding of the nature and importance of issues affecting occupational health and safety.