{"id":"C2010L00027","name":"Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1991 - Notice of Approval - Notice No. 3 of 1999","slug":"occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employees-act-1991-notice-of-approval-notice-no-3-of-199","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28410,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2010L00027-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1991 - Notice of Approval - Notice No. 3 of 1999","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\nOCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1991\n\n \n\nNOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\n \n\nNotice No. 3 of 1999\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Peter Keaston Reith, Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, under subsection 70 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 (in this notice referred to as “the Act”):\n\n \n\n \n\ni) approve the Code of Practice for First Aid in Commonwealth Workplaces, as a code of practice which is to apply generally for the purposes of the Act\n\n \n\n \n\non and from the date of publication of this Notice in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n16th day of October 1999\n\n \n\n \n\nPeter Reith\n\nMinister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n         \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2051},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice exercises the specific statutory power under section 70 of the Act to approve codes of practice. It represents the standard, intended use of the provision without expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (approval of one specific code)","No interpretation section or defined terms","Minimal cross-referencing (only to section 70 of the Act)","Straightforward administrative action with no conditions or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short **ministerial approval notice** that gives legal weight to a workplace safety guide.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe Minister has officially approved the *Code of Practice for First Aid in Commonwealth Workplaces* under the OHS (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991. This code sets the standard for first aid requirements in federal government workplaces—covering everything from first aid kits to trained first aiders.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n**Commonwealth employees and employers**—essentially anyone working for the federal government or its agencies.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nApproved codes of practice become the legal benchmark for safety. While breaching a code itself isn't a crime, ignoring it can be used as evidence that an employer failed to meet their duty of care if someone is injured at work."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employees-act-1991-notice-of-approval-notice-no-3-of-199","history":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employees-act-1991-notice-of-approval-notice-no-3-of-199/history","analysis":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employees-act-1991-notice-of-approval-notice-no-3-of-199/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employees-act-1991-notice-of-approval-notice-no-3-of-199/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employees-act-1991-notice-of-approval-notice-no-3-of-199/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employees-act-1991-notice-of-approval-notice-no-3-of-199/documents"}}