{"id":"sr:occupational-health-and-safety-covid-19-incident-notification-revocation","name":"Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Revocation Regulations 2022","slug":"occupational-health-and-safety-covid-19-incident-notification-revocation-regulations-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181361,"registerId":"vic-sr:occupational-health-and-safety-covid-19-incident-notification-revocation-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Revocation Regulations 2022","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Revocation Regulations 2022**\n\n**S.R. No. 1/2022**\n\nVersion as at  \n14 January 2022\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Revocation 1\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 2\n\n1 General information 2\n\n2 Table of Amendments 4\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 5\n\n4 Explanatory details 6\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Revocation Regulations 2022**\n\n**S.R. No. 1/2022**\n\nVersion as at  \n14 January 2022\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to revoke Regulations made under the **Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 158 of the **Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004**.\n\n\t3 Revocation\n\nThe Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Regulations 2021[[1]](#endnote-1) are **revoked**.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Revocation Regulations 2022, S.R. No. 1/2022 were made on 14 January 2022 by the Governor in Council under section 158 of the **Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004**, No. 107/2004 and came into operation on 14 January 2022.\n\nThe Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Revocation Regulations 2022 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 14 January 2032 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Revocation Regulations 2022 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThis version does not contain amendments that are not yet in operation.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 3: S.R. No. 93/2021. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation appears to do exactly what its title describes — revoke the COVID-19 incident notification regulation. There is no indication of scope creep or departure from its stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument — it only revokes one prior regulation, no new obligations created","Very limited substantive content available in the provided text to analyse","No complex definitions, exceptions, or transitional provisions apparent","Short, administrative in nature"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation revokes Victoria’s pandemic-era rule that made workplace COVID‑19 cases a notifiable incident. Employers who previously had to report work-related COVID‑19 infections, the workers who relied on those notifications, and WorkSafe Victoria are directly affected.\n\nPractically, there’s no longer a dedicated COVID‑19 reporting duty; general workplace health and safety laws continue to apply. It’s a housekeeping step rolling pandemic emergency reporting back into the ordinary regulatory framework."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the function described in its title — revoking specific COVID-19 notification regulations. There is no scope creep; it is a surgical removal of temporary pandemic measures."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 regulations total","No defined terms section","Single operative provision (Regulation 3) performing a straightforward revocation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative schemes beyond the basic authorising provision","Legislation serves a purely mechanical function (repealing earlier regulations)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese Regulations **scrap** (revoke) a previous set of COVID-19 workplace safety rules. Specifically, they cancel the *Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Regulations 2021*.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Employers in Victoria** who previously had to notify WorkSafe Victoria when a worker contracted COVID-19\n- **Workers** whose COVID-19 cases no longer trigger mandatory reporting requirements for their employers\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nDuring the pandemic, Victoria introduced special rules requiring employers to report COVID-19 cases among staff to workplace safety authorities. These Revocation Regulations **remove that obligation** — meaning employers no longer need to formally notify authorities when an employee gets COVID-19.\n\nThis represents a shift from pandemic-era compliance burdens back to normal workplace health and safety arrangements. The change suggests the government considers the specific COVID-19 notification requirement no longer necessary, though general workplace safety duties under the *Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004* still apply."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument implements its stated objective (regulation 1) by revoking the 2021 COVID‑19 incident notification Regulations (regulation 3). It does not expand or narrow that stated revocation beyond removing the named instrument. The legal effect is to eliminate the specific notification regime created by S.R. No. 93/2021 and leave reporting and enforcement to the general Occupational Health and Safety Act framework; it commenced 14 January 2022 (endnotes) and will sunset on 14 January 2032."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clear operative clause: regulation 3 simply revokes S.R. No. 93/2021 (low drafting complexity).","Made under a single authorising provision: s158 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (straightforward legal basis).","Immediate effect on commencement (14 January 2022) creates potential abrupt compliance changes for regulated parties.","No transitional or savings provisions in the instrument itself — may create short interpretive or administrative questions about obligations spanning revocation.","Operational effect depends on interaction with the principal Act (OHS Act) and any other subordinate instruments that remain in force.","Sunset provision noted in endnotes (10‑year statutory sunset to 14 January 2032) affects legislative lifecycle but not day‑to‑day application."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations revoke the Occupational Health and Safety (COVID‑19 Incident Notification) Regulations 2021, removing the separate statutory duty to notify COVID‑19 incidents. Made under section 158 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, they commenced on 14 January 2022. Employers and other persons previously required to report under the 2021 rules no longer have that distinct reporting obligation; responsibility for prevention, reporting and enforcement rests with the general OHS Act framework, shifting compliance and administrative burden accordingly."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-covid-19-incident-notification-revocation-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-covid-19-incident-notification-revocation-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-covid-19-incident-notification-revocation-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-covid-19-incident-notification-revocation-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-covid-19-incident-notification-revocation-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/occupational-health-and-safety-covid-19-incident-notification-revocation-regulations-2022/documents"}}