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Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
274Approved codes of practice
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274 Approved codes of practice
(1) The Minister may approve a code of practice for the purposes of
this Act and may vary or revoke an approved code of practice.
(2) The Minister may only approve, vary or revoke a code of practice
under subsection (1) if that code of practice, variation or revocation
was developed by a process that involved consultation between:
(a) the Governments of the Commonwealth and each State and
Territory; and
(b) unions; and
(c) employer organisations.
(3) A code of practice may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter
contained in a document formulated, issued or published by a
person or body whether:
(a) with or without modification; or
(b) as in force at a particular time or from time to time.
(4) An approval of a code of practice, or a variation or revocation of an
approved code of practice, takes effect when notice of it is
published in the Gazette or on such later date as is specified in the
approval, variation or revocation.
(5) As soon as practicable after approving a code of practice, or
varying or revoking an approved code of practice, the Minister must
ensure that notice of the approval, variation or revocation is
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published in the Gazette and a newspaper circulating generally
throughout the Territory.
(6) The regulator must ensure that a copy of:
(a) each code of practice that is currently approved; and
(b) each document applied, adopted or incorporated (to any
extent) by an approved code of practice;
is available for inspection by members of the public without charge
at the office of the regulator during normal business hours.