NOTICE OF REVOCATION AND APPROVAL
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What this does: This is a ministerial notice that updates safety rules for Commonwealth government workers regarding blood-borne viruses.
Key changes:
Who it affects: Commonwealth public servants and other federal government employees whose work might expose them to blood-borne viruses.
Why it matters: It broadens protections beyond hospitals and clinics to cover any federal workplace where employees might encounter these viruses (for example, emergency services, corrections, or cleaning services). The new rules take effect as soon as this notice is published in the official government Gazette.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 - Notice of Revocation and Approval (Notice No. 1 of 2004).
I, Kevin Andrews, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, under subsection 70 (1) of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 (the Act):
i) revoke the Code of Practice for Health Care Workers and Other People at Risk of the Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B in the Workplace, approved by the Notice of Approval No. 1 of 1994.
ii) approve the Code of Practice for the Control of Work-related Exposure to Hepatitis and HIV Viruses in Australian Government Employment.
Under sub-section 70(4)(a) of the Act the code of practice approved at paragraph (ii) above is to apply generally.
The revocation and the approval will each come into effect on and from the date of publication of this notice in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.
Dated 10 day of August 2004
KEVIN ANDREWS
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
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I, Kevin Andrews, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, under subsection 70 (1) of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 (the Act):
i) revoke the Code of Practice for Health Care Workers and Other People at Risk of the Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B in the Workplace, approved by the Notice of Approval No. 1 of 1994.
ii) approve the Code of Practice for the Control of Work-related Exposure to Hepatitis and HIV Viruses in Australian Government Employment.
Under sub-section 70(4)(a) of the Act the code of practice approved at paragraph (ii) above is to apply generally.
The revocation and the approval will each come into effect on and from the date of publication of this notice in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.
Dated 10 day of August 2004
KEVIN ANDREWS
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations