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.