{"id":"F2005L01441","name":"Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (Code of Practice) Notice 2005 (No. 1)","slug":"occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-code-of-practice-notice-2005-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":35298,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01441-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth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) (Code of Practice) Notice 2005 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nOccupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (Code of Practice) Notice 2005 (No. 1)\n\nNotice No. 1 of 2005.\n\nI, KEVIN JAMES ANDREWS, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, make this Notice under subsection 70(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991.\n\nDated 26 May 2005\n\nKevin Andrews\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n1 Name of Notice\n\nThis Notice is the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (Code of Practice) Notice 2005 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Notice commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nI revoke the current Approved Code of Practice on Noise, which adopts the National Code of Practice for Noise Management and Protection of Hearing at Work \\[NOHSC: 2009 (2000)\\].\n\n4 Approval\n\nI approve the new Code of Practice on Noise, which adopts the National Code of Practice for Noise Management and Protection of Hearing at Work \\[NOHSC: 2009 (2004)\\].\n\n5 Application\n\nPursuant to paragraph 70(4)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 I express that the code of practice approved in clause 4 is to apply generally.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1864},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Notice maintains the existing scope of the Act. It simply updates the specific code of practice being adopted from the 2000 version to the 2004 version, without expanding the coverage of the legislation beyond Commonwealth employment."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument contains only 5 short clauses","No defined terms section","No conditional or nested logic","Single, linear purpose (revoke old code, approve new code)","Only one cross-reference to the enabling Act (OHS Commonwealth Employment Act 1991)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This Notice updates the safety rules about noise and hearing protection for Commonwealth employees.\n\n**Key changes:**\n*   **Revokes** the old 2000 Code of Practice on workplace noise\n*   **Approves** the new 2004 National Code of Practice for Noise Management and Protection of Hearing at Work (a national standard)\n*   Makes the new code **apply generally** to all Commonwealth employment covered by the Act\n\n**Who it affects:** Commonwealth government employers and their employees. It sets the practical standard for how they must manage noisy work environments to prevent hearing damage."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-code-of-practice-notice-2005-no-1","history":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-code-of-practice-notice-2005-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-code-of-practice-notice-2005-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-code-of-practice-notice-2005-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-code-of-practice-notice-2005-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-commonwealth-employment-code-of-practice-notice-2005-no-1/documents"}}