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Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
9AMeaning of contractor etc.
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#### 9A Meaning of contractor etc.
Contractor
(1) A contractor is:
(a) a Commonwealth contractor (see subsection (2)); or
(b) a Commonwealth authority contractor (see subsection (3)); or
(c) a non‑Commonwealth licensee contractor (see subsection (4)).
> Note: In section 14, the meaning of contractor is affected by subsection 14(3).
Commonwealth contractor
(2) A Commonwealth contractor is a natural person (other than a Commonwealth employee or a Commonwealth authority employee) who performs work on Commonwealth premises in connection with a contract between:
(a) the Commonwealth; and
(b) that person or another person (whether a natural person or not);
which is in connection with an undertaking being carried on by the Commonwealth.
Commonwealth authority contractor
(3) A Commonwealth authority contractor of a particular Commonwealth authority is a natural person (other than a Commonwealth employee or a Commonwealth authority employee) who performs work on Commonwealth premises in connection with a contract between:
(a) the authority; and
(b) that person or another person (whether a natural person or not);
which is in connection with an undertaking being carried on by the authority.
Non‑Commonwealth licensee contractor
(4) A non‑Commonwealth licensee contractor of a particular non‑Commonwealth licensee is a natural person (other than an employee of the licensee) who performs work on non‑Commonwealth licensee premises of the licensee in connection with a contract between:
(a) the licensee; and
(b) that person or another person (whether a natural person or not);
which is in connection with an undertaking being carried on by the licensee.