1Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (Code of Practice) Notice 2005 (No. 1)

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Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (Code of Practice) Notice 2005 (No. 1)

Notice No. 1 of 2005.

I, 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.

Dated 26 May 2005

Kevin Andrews

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

1 Name of Notice

This Notice is the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (Code of Practice) Notice 2005 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This Notice commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Revocation

I 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)].

4 Approval

I 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)].

5 Application

Pursuant 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.