{"id":"C2010L00026","name":"Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 - Notice of Revocation and Approval - Notice No. 2 of 1994","slug":"occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-act-1991-notice-of-revocation-and-approval-no","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28409,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2010L00026-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 - Notice of Revocation and Approval - Notice No. 2 of 1994","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nOCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1991\n\nNOTICE OF REVOCATION AND APPROVAL\n\nNotice No. 2 of 1994\n\nI, Gary Thomas Johns, Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations, under Section 70 (5) of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 (in this notice referred to as “the Act”), on and from the date of publication of this Notice in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, hereby revoke and approve the following matters:\n\n1. For the purposes of subsection 70(1) of the Act, the following code of practice is revoked:\n\nApproved Code of Practice for the Prevention and Management of Occupational Overuse Syndrome incorporating the NOHSC declared National Code of Practice for the Prevention and Management of Occupational Overuse Syndrome (NOHSC:2001(1990)).\n\n2. For the purposes of subsection 70(2) of the Act, the following code of practice is approved:\n\nCode of Practice for the Prevention of Occupational Overuse Syndrome incorporating the NOHSC declared National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Occupational Overuse Syndrome (NOHSC: 2013 (1994)).\n\n3. For the purposes of subsection 70(4)(a) of the Act, the code of practice approved in paragraph 2 is to apply generally.\n\nGary Johns\n\nAssistant Minister for Industrial Relations\n\nSeptember 1994\n\n4.10.94","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1737},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the administrative function contemplated by the Act — updating approved codes of practice. It does not expand the scope of the legislation beyond its original purpose of regulating occupational health and safety for Commonwealth employment."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only 3 operative paragraphs","No defined terms in the interpretation section","Simple linear structure (revocation, then approval, then application)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the enabling section (s 70)","Single administrative action under a clear statutory power"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice replaces the 1990 Code on prevention/management of Occupational Overuse Syndrome with the 1994 Code for Prevention of Occupational Overuse Syndrome and makes the new code applicable across Commonwealth employment. It brings federal workplaces into line with updated national NOHSC guidance to better prevent repetitive strain injuries among Australian Government employees."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-act-1991-notice-of-revocation-and-approval-no","history":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-act-1991-notice-of-revocation-and-approval-no/history","analysis":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-act-1991-notice-of-revocation-and-approval-no/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-act-1991-notice-of-revocation-and-approval-no/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-act-1991-notice-of-revocation-and-approval-no/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-act-1991-notice-of-revocation-and-approval-no/documents"}}