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[FED1,005] Commonwealth — Comparative Tables

[FED1,005.5] Scope of Legislation

Duty Occupational Healthand Safety Act 1991(Cth)

Work Health andSafety Act 2011 (Cth)

Summary of Change

PrimaryDuty-Holder

Section 4 Section 4 • The primaryduty under theAct is notconfined to anemployer butincludes allpersonsconducting abusiness orundertaking.

The primary duty isowed by an“employer” which is:

The primary duty isowed by a “personconducting a businessor undertaking”(PCBU).

• theCommonwealth;

A PCBU may include:

• a Commonwealthauthority; and

• theCommonwealth;

• a non-Commonwealthlicensee.

• a public authorityof theCommonwealth;

A Commonwealthauthority includes:

• a non-Commonwealthlicensee (duringthe transitionalperiod).

• a body corporateincorporated for apublic purposeunder the law oftheCommonwealthor a Territory(except forNorthernTerritory,Australian CapitalTerritory andNorfolk Island);

• a body corporatein which theCommonwealthhas a controllinginterest andwhich is not thesubject of adeclaration by theMinister not to bea Commonwealthauthority;

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General Information

Author/s: AnnotationstotheModelWorkHealthandSafetyActby:Peter Rozen,Barrister,VictorianBarandSeniorFellow,MelbourneLawSchoolandKathryn Fawcett,Consultant,Slater&Gordon

Federal,StateandTerritoryperspectivesprovidedby:David Cormack,Barrister,QueenslandBar,Lisa Willson,Barrister,QueenslandBar, Rick Manuel,Barrister,SouthAustralianBar,withspecialcontributionsfromGeorge Miller,formerNSWChiefIndustrialMagistrate;Jonathan Adamopoulos,Lawyer,AllensArthurRobinsonandSessionalLecturer,UniversityofWesternSydney

ForewordbyStephanie Mayman,CommissioneroftheWesternAustralianIndustrialRelationsCommission

SubjectArea/s: EmploymentandIndustrialLaw

Country: Australia

Updates: Theannotationsareupdatedapproximately6timesayear

Format/s: HardCopyLooseleaf

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