Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 781

781 Introductory period for GHS

(1) This section applies until the end of 31 December 2016.

(2) This section applies for a provision of this regulation that makes provision for a matter by reference to compliance with the GHS.

(3) Despite the reference to the GHS, a person is taken to comply with the provision to the extent it requires compliance with the GHS, if the person complies with a transitional standard for the matter.

(4) In this section—

"transitional standard" , for a matter, means any of the following to the extent it relates to the matter—

(a) the ADG Code;

(b) the Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances [NOHSC: 1008(2004)];

(c) another system approved by the regulator by gazette notice.