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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2020


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary

           Division 1 -- Introduction  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement

           Division 2 -- Object  

   3.      Object

           Division 3 -- Interpretation

              Subdivision 1 -- Definitions  

   4.      Definitions

              Subdivision 2 -- Other important terms  

   4A.     Meaning of officer
            
   5.      Meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking
            
   6.      Meaning of supply
            
   7.      Meaning of worker
            
   8.      Meaning of workplace
            
   9.      Notes

           Division 4 -- Application of Act  

   10.     Act binds Crown
            
   11.     Not used
            
   12.     Not used

           Division 5 -- Establishment of various offices and bodies  

   12A.    Effect of Schedule

   PART 2 -- Health and safety duties

           Division 1 -- Introductory

              Subdivision 1 -- Principles that apply to duties  

   13.     Principles that apply to duties
            
   14.     Duties not transferable
            
   15.     Person may have more than 1 duty
            
   16.     More than 1 person can have a duty
            
   17.     Management of risks

              Subdivision 2 -- What is reasonably practicable  

   18.     What is reasonably practicable in ensuring health and safety

           Division 2 -- Primary duty of care  

   19.     Primary duty of care

           Division 3 -- Further duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings  

   20.     Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings involving management or control of workplaces
            
   21.     Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings involving management or control of fixtures, fittings or plant at workplaces
            
   22.     Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that design plant, substances or structures
            
   23.     Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant, substances or structures
            
   24.     Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import plant, substances or structures
            
   25.     Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that supply plant, substances or structures
            
   26.     Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission plant or structures
            
   26A.    Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that provide services relating to work health and safety

           Division 4 -- Duty of officers, workers and other persons  

   27.     Duty of officers
            
   28.     Duties of workers
            
   29.     Duties of other persons at the workplace

           Division 5 -- Offences and penalties

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

   30.     Terms used

              Subdivision 2 -- Industrial manslaughter  

   30A.    Industrial manslaughter -- crime

              Subdivision 3 -- Other offences and penalties  

   31.     Failure to comply with health and safety duty -- Category
            
   32.     Failure to comply with health and safety duty -- Category 2
            
   33.     Failure to comply with health and safety duty -- Category

              Subdivision 4 -- Exceptions  

   34.     Volunteers and unincorporated associations

   PART 3 -- Incident notification  

   35.     What is a notifiable incident
            
   36.     What is a serious injury or illness
            
   37.     What is a dangerous incident
            
   38.     Duty to notify of notifiable incidents
            
   39.     Duty to preserve incident sites

   PART 4 -- Authorisations

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   40.     Meaning of authorised

           Division 2 -- Requirements for authorisations  

   41.     Requirements for authorisation of workplaces
            
   42.     Requirements for authorisation of plant or substance
            
   43.     Requirements for authorisation of work

           Division 3 -- Other requirements  

   44.     Requirements for prescribed qualifications or experience
            
   45.     Requirement to comply with conditions of authorisation

           Division 4 -- Use of automated electronic systems for functions relating to authorisations  

   45A.    Preliminary
            
   45B.    Use of automated electronic systems under authorisation provisions
            
   45C.    Replacing decision made by automated electronic system or re-exercising or re-performing authorisation function

   PART 5 -- Consultation, representation and participation

           Division 1 -- Consultation, cooperation and coordination between duty holders  

   46.     Duty to consult with other duty holders

           Division 2 -- Consultation with workers  

   47.     Duty to consult workers
            
   48.     Nature of consultation
            
   49.     When consultation is required

           Division 3 -- Health and safety representatives

              Subdivision 1 -- Request for election of health and safety representatives  

   50.     Request for election of health and safety representative

              Subdivision 2 -- Determination of work groups  

   51.     Determination of work groups
            
   52.     Negotiations for determination of work group
            
   53.     Notice to workers
            
   54.     Failure of negotiations

              Subdivision 3 -- Multiple business work groups  

   55.     Determination of work groups of multiple businesses
            
   56.     Negotiation of agreement for work groups of multiple businesses
            
   57.     Notice to workers
            
   58.     Withdrawal from negotiations or agreement involving multiple businesses
            
   59.     Effect of Subdivision on other arrangements

              Subdivision 4 -- Election of health and safety representatives  

   60.     Eligibility to be elected
            
   61.     Procedure for election of health and safety representatives
            
   62.     Eligibility to vote
            
   63.     When election not required
            
   64.     Term of office of health and safety representative
            
   65.     Disqualification of health and safety representatives
            
   66.     Immunity of health and safety representatives
            
   67.     Deputy health and safety representatives

              Subdivision 5 -- Powers and functions of health and safety representatives  

   68.     Powers and functions of health and safety representatives
            
   69.     Powers and functions generally limited to the particular work group

              Subdivision 6 -- Obligations of person conducting business or undertaking to health and safety representatives  

   70.     General obligations of person conducting business or undertaking
            
   71.     Exceptions from obligations under section 70(1)
            
   72.     Obligation to train health and safety representatives
            
   73.     Obligation to share costs if multiple businesses or undertakings
            
   74.     List of health and safety representatives

           Division 4 -- Health and safety committees  

   75.     Health and safety committees
            
   76.     Constitution of committee
            
   77.     Functions of committee
            
   78.     Meetings of committee
            
   79.     Duties of person conducting business or undertaking

           Division 5 -- Issue resolution  

   80.     Parties to an issue
            
   81.     Resolution of health and safety issues
            
   82.     Referral of issue to regulator for resolution by inspector
            
   82A.    Extension of deadline for making decision resolving issue

           Division 6 -- Right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work  

   83.     Definition of cease work under this Division
            
   84.     Right of worker to cease unsafe work
            
   85.     Health and safety representative may direct that unsafe work cease
            
   86.     Worker to notify if ceases work
            
   87.     Alternative work
            
   88.     Continuity of engagement of worker
            
   89.     Request to regulator to appoint inspector to assist
            
   89A.    Referral of issue about application of section 88 to Tribunal

           Division 7 -- Provisional improvement notices  

   90.     Provisional improvement notices
            
   91.     Provisional improvement notice to be in writing
            
   92.     Contents of provisional improvement notice
            
   93.     Provisional improvement notice may include recommendations to remedy contravention
            
   94.     Minor changes to provisional improvement notice
            
   95.     Issue of provisional improvement notice
            
   96.     Health and safety representative may cancel notice
            
   97.     Display of provisional improvement notice
            
   98.     Formal irregularities or defects in notice
            
   99.     Offence to contravene a provisional improvement notice
            
   100.    Request for review of provisional improvement notice
            
   101.    Inspector to review notice
            
   102.    Decision of inspector on review of provisional improvement notice

           Division 8 -- Part not to apply to prisoners  

   103.    Part does not apply to prisoners

   PART 6 -- Discriminatory, coercive and misleading conduct

           Division 1 -- Prohibition on discriminatory, coercive or misleading conduct  

   104.    Prohibition on discriminatory conduct
            
   105.    What is discriminatory conduct
            
   106.    What is a prohibited reason
            
   107.    Prohibition of requesting, instructing, inducing, encouraging, authorising or assisting discriminatory conduct
            
   108.    Prohibition of coercion or inducement
            
   109.    Misrepresentation

           Division 2 -- Criminal proceedings in relation to discriminatory conduct  

   110.    Proof of discriminatory conduct
            
   111.    Order for compensation or reinstatement

           Division 3 -- Civil proceedings in relation to discriminatory or coercive conduct  

   112.    Civil proceedings in relation to engaging in or inducing discriminatory or coercive conduct
            
   113.    Procedure for civil actions for discriminatory conduct

           Division 4 -- General  

   114.    General provisions relating to orders
            
   115.    Prohibition on multiple actions

   PART 7 -- Not used

           Division 1 -- Not used  

   116.    Not used

           Division 2 -- Not used  

   117.    Not used
            
   118.    Not used
            
   119.    Not used
            
   120.    Not used

           Division 3 -- Not used  

   121.    Not used
            
   122.    Not used

           Division 4 -- Not used  

   123.    Not used
            
   124.    Not used
            
   125.    Not used
            
   126.    Not used
            
   127.    Not used
            
   128.    Not used
            
   129.    Not used
            
   130.    Not used

           Division 5 -- Not used  

   131.    Not used
            
   132.    Not used
            
   133.    Not used
            
   134.    Not used
            
   135.    Not used
            
   136.    Not used
            
   137.    Not used
            
   138.    Not used
            
   139.    Not used
            
   140.    Not used

           Division 6 -- Not used  

   141.    Not used
            
   142.    Not used
            
   143.    Not used

           Division 7 -- Not used  

   144.    Not used
            
   145.    Not used
            
   146.    Not used
            
   147.    Not used
            
   148.    Not used

           Division 8 -- Not used  

   149.    Not used
            
   150.    Not used
            
   151.    Not used

   PART 8 -- The regulator

           Division 1 -- Functions of regulator  

   152.    Functions of regulator
            
   153.    Powers of regulator
            
   154.    Delegation by regulator

           Division 2 -- Powers of regulator to obtain information and require independent reports  

   155.    Powers of regulator to obtain information
            
   155A.   Supplementary provisions relating to appearances
            
   155B.   Power of regulator to require independent report
            
   155C.   Powers to copy and retain documents

   PART 9 -- Securing compliance

           Division 1 -- Appointment of inspectors  

   156.    Appointment of inspectors
            
   157.    Identification of inspectors
            
   158.    Accountability of inspectors
            
   159.    Suspension and ending of appointment of inspectors

           Division 2 -- Functions and powers of inspectors  

   160.    Functions and powers of inspectors
            
   161.    Conditions on inspectors’ compliance powers
            
   162.    Inspectors subject to regulator’s directions

           Division 3 -- Powers relating to entry

              Subdivision 1 -- General powers of entry  

   163.    Powers of entry
            
   164.    Notification of entry
            
   165.    General powers on entry under section
            
   166.     Persons assisting inspectors

              Subdivision 2 -- Entry warrants  

   166A.   Terms used
            
   166B.   Entry to places under entry warrant
            
   167.    Applying for and issuing entry warrant
            
   167A.   Use of remote communication
            
   167B.   Effect and execution of entry warrant
            
   167C.   General powers when executing entry warrant
            
   167D.   Persons assisting inspectors
            
   168.    Not used
            
   169.    Not used

              Subdivision 3 -- Limitation on entry powers  

   170.    Places used for residential purposes

           Division 4 -- Powers relating to documents and information  

   171.    Power to require documents and answers to questions
            
   172.    Abrogation of privilege against self-incrimination
            
   173.    Warning to be given
            
   174.    Powers to copy and retain documents

           Division 5 -- Seizure  

   175.    Power to seize things
            
   176.    Inspector’s power to seize dangerous workplaces and things
            
   177.    Powers supporting seizure
            
   178.    Receipt for seized things
            
   178A.   Inspecting, examining, analysing and testing seized things
            
   179.    Forfeiture of seized things
            
   180.    Return of seized things
            
   181.    Access to seized things

           Division 6 -- Damage  

   182.    Damage etc. to be minimised
            
   183.    Inspector to give notice of damage
            
   184.    Not used

           Division 7 -- Other matters  

   185.    Power to require name and address
            
   186.    Inspector may take affidavits
            
   187.    Not used

           Division 8 -- Offences in relation to inspectors  

   188.    Offence to hinder or obstruct inspector
            
   189.    Offence to impersonate inspector
            
   190.    Offence to assault, threaten or intimidate inspector

   PART 10 -- Enforcement measures

           Division 1 -- Improvement notices  

   191.    Issue of improvement notices
            
   192.    Contents of improvement notice
            
   193.    Compliance with improvement notice
            
   194.    Extension of time for compliance with improvement notices

           Division 2 -- Prohibition notices  

   195.    Power to issue prohibition notice
            
   196.    Contents of prohibition notice
            
   197.    Compliance with prohibition notice

           Division 3 -- Non-disturbance notices  

   198.    Issue of non-disturbance notice
            
   199.    Contents of non-disturbance notice
            
   200.    Compliance with non-disturbance notice
            
   201.    Issue of subsequent notices

           Division 4 -- General requirements applying to notices  

   202.    Application of Division
            
   203.    Notice to be in writing
            
   204.    Directions in notices
            
   205.    Recommendations in notice
            
   206.    Changes to notice by inspector
            
   207.    Regulator may vary or cancel notice
            
   208.    Formal irregularities or defects in notice
            
   209.    Issue and giving of notice
            
   210.    Display of notice

           Division 5 -- Remedial action  

   211.    When regulator may carry out action
            
   212.    Power of regulator to take other remedial action
            
   213.    Costs of remedial or other action

           Division 6 -- Not used  

   214.    Not used
            
   215.    Not used

   PART 11 -- Enforceable undertakings  

   216.    Regulator may accept WHS undertakings
            
   217.    Notice of decision and reasons for decision
            
   218.    When a WHS undertaking is enforceable
            
   219.    Compliance with WHS undertaking
            
   220.    Contravention of WHS undertaking
            
   221.    Withdrawal or variation of WHS undertaking
            
   222.    Proceeding for alleged contravention

   PART 12 -- Review of decisions

           Division 1 -- Reviewable decisions  

   223.    Which decisions are reviewable
            
   223A.   Review applications by unions

           Division 2 -- Internal review  

   224.    Application for internal review
            
   225.    Internal reviewer
            
   226.    Decision of internal reviewer
            
   227.    Decision on internal review
            
   228.    Stays of reviewable decisions on internal reviews

           Division 3 -- External review  

   229.    Application for external review
            
   229A.   Conduct and outcome of external review
            
   229B.   Stays of decisions subject to external review

   PART 13 -- Legal proceedings

           Division 1 -- General matters  

   229C.   Terms used
            
   230.    Prosecutions
            
   231.    Procedure if prosecution is not brought
            
   232.    Limitation period for prosecutions
            
   232A.   Admission of evidence obtained unlawfully
            
   233.    Not used

           Division 2 -- Sentencing of offenders  

   234.    Application of this Division
            
   235.    Orders generally
            
   236.    Adverse publicity orders
            
   237.    Orders for restoration
            
   238.    Work health and safety project orders
            
   239.    Release on the giving of a court-ordered WHS undertaking
            
   240.    Not used
            
   241.    Training orders
            
   242.    Offence to fail to comply with order

           Division 3 -- Not used  

   243.    Not used

           Division 4 -- Offences by bodies corporate  

   244.    Imputing conduct to bodies corporate

           Division 5 -- The Crown

              Subdivision 1 -- Prosecutions  

   244A.   Crown may be prosecuted
            
   244B.   Prosecution against agent of Crown that is body corporate
            
   244C.   Prosecution of Crown in other cases
            
   244D.   Provisions applicable to responsible agency
            
   244E.   Proceedings where Crown agency has ceased to exist
            
   244F.   Penalties in proceedings against Crown

              Subdivision 2 -- Other matters  

   244G.   Issue of notices to Crown
            
   244H.   Imputing conduct to Crown agency
            
   245.    Not used
            
   246.    Not used
            
   247.    Not used
            
   248.    Not used

           Division 6 -- Not used  

   249.    Not used
            
   250.    Not used
            
   251.    Not used
            
   252.    Not used
            
   253.    Not used

           Division 7 -- Not used  

   254.    Not used
            
   255.    Not used
            
   256.    Not used
            
   257.    Not used
            
   258.    Not used
            
   259.    Not used
            
   260.    Not used
            
   261.    Not used
            
   262.    Not used
            
   263.    Not used
            
   264.    Not used
            
   265.    Not used
            
   266.    Not used

           Division 8 -- Civil liability not affected by this Act  

   267.    Civil liability not affected by this Act

   PART 14 -- General

           Division 1 -- General provisions  

   268.    Offence to give false or misleading information
            
   269.    Act does not affect legal professional privilege
            
   270.    Immunity from liability
            
   271.    Confidentiality of information
            
   272.    No contracting out
            
   272A.   No insurance or other indemnities against fines
            
   273.    Person not to levy workers

           Division 2 -- Codes of practice  

   274.    Approved codes of practice
            
   275.    Use of codes of practice in proceedings

           Division 3 -- Regulation-making powers  

   276.    Regulation-making powers

           Division 4 -- Review of Act  

   277.    Operation of Act to be reviewed every 5 years

   PART 15 -- Repeals and consequential amendments

           Division 1 -- Occupational safety and health legislation  

   278.    Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 repealed
            
   279.    Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 repealed

           Division 2 -- Mines safety and inspection legislation

              Subdivision 1 -- Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 amended  

   280.    Act amended
            
   281.    Section 3 deleted
            
   282.    Section 4 amended
            
   283.    Section 4A deleted
            
   284.    Section 6A deleted
            
   285.    Section 7 amended
            
   286.    Parts 2 to 8 deleted
            
   287.    Sections 94 and 95 deleted
            
   288.    Section 96A deleted
            
   289.    Sections 98 to 99A deleted
            
   290.    Section 100 amended
            
   291.    Sections 100A and 101 deleted
            
   292.    Part 9 Divisions 2 and 3 deleted
            
   293.    Sections 102A and 103 deleted
            
   294.    Section 104 amended
            
   295.    Section 105A amended
            
   296.    Section 105AB amended
            
   297.    Sections 105 to 110 deleted

              Subdivision 2 -- Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 repealed  

   298.    Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 repealed

           Division 3 -- Petroleum and geothermal energy legislation

              Subdivision 1 -- Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 amended  

   299.    Act amended
            
   300.    Section 5 amended
            
   301.    Section 7AA deleted
            
   302.    Section 112A amended
            
   303.    Section 119 amended
            
   304.    Section 126A amended
            
   305.    Part IIIA deleted
            
   306.    Section 153 amended
            
   307.    Schedule 1 deleted

              Subdivision 2 -- Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Safety Levies Act 2011 amended  

   308.    Act amended
            
   309.    Long title amended
            
   310.    Section 3 amended
            
   311.    Sections 3A to 3E inserted
            
   3A.     Diving operation 200
            
   3B.     DSMS 201
            
   3C.     Geothermal energy operation 201
            
   3D.     Petroleum operation 203
            
   3E.     Safety case 205
            
   312.    Part 2 replaced

   PART 2 -- Safety levies

           Division 1 -- Safety case levy  

   4.      Safety case levy payable 206
            
   5.      Liability for payment of safety case levy 206
            
   6.      Amount of safety case levy 206

           Division 2 -- DSMS levy  

   7.      DSMS levy payable 207
            
   8.      Liability for payment of DSMS levy 207
            
   9.      Amount of DSMS levy 207
            
   313.    Section 10 amended
            
   314.    Section 11 amended
            
   315.    Section 12 amended
            
   316.    Section 13 amended
            
   317.    Section 14 amended
            
   318.    Section 15 amended
            
   319.    Section 16 amended
            
   320.    Section 18 amended
            
   321.    Section 21 amended
            
   322.    Section 22 amended
            
   323.    Section 26 amended

              Subdivision 3 -- Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 amended  

   324.    Act amended
            
   325.    Section 4 amended
            
   326.    Section 5AA deleted
            
   327.    Section 32 replaced
            
   32.     Certain local laws not to apply to licensed pipelines 211
            
   328.    Section 36 amended
            
   329.    Part IVA deleted
            
   330.    Section 63 amended
            
   331.    Section 66BB amended
            
   332.    Section 67 amended
            
   333.    Schedule 1 deleted

              Subdivision 4 -- Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 amended  

   334.    Act amended
            
   335.    Section 4 amended
            
   336.    Section 4A inserted
            
   4A.     Meaning of facility and offshore petroleum operation 213
            
   337.    Part IIA deleted
            
   338.    Section 97 amended
            
   339.    Section 119 amended
            
   340.    Section 137A amended
            
   341.    Part IIIA deleted
            
   342.    Section 152 amended
            
   343.    Schedule 3 amended
            
   344.    Schedule 5 deleted

              Subdivision 5 -- Various regulations repealed  

   345.    Regulations under Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 repealed
            
   346.    Regulations under Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Safety Levies Act 2011 repealed
            
   347.    Regulations under Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 repealed
            
   348.    Regulations under Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 repealed

           Division 4 -- Other consequential amendments

              Subdivision 1 -- Building and Construction Industry Training Fund and Levy Collection Act 1990 amended  

   349.    Act amended
            
   350.    Section 8 amended

              Subdivision 2 -- Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended  

   351.    Act amended
            
   352.    Schedule V amended

              Subdivision 3 -- Fair Trading Act 2010 amended  

   353.    Act amended
            
   354.    Schedule 1 amended

              Subdivision 4 -- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 amended  

   355.    Act amended
            
   356.    Section 246B amended

              Subdivision 5 -- Industrial Relations Act 1979 amended  

   357.    Act amended
            
   358.    Section 7 amended
            
   359.    Section 8 amended
            
   360.    Section 16 amended
            
   361.    Section 49I amended
            
   362.    Section 113 amended

              Subdivision 6 -- Local Government Act 1995 amended  

   363.    Act amended
            
   364.    Section 5.40 amended

              Subdivision 7 -- Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended  

   365.    Act amended
            
   366.    Section 8 amended
            
   367.    Section 29 amended

              Subdivision 8 -- Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 amended  

   368.    Act amended
            
   369.    Section 47 deleted
            
   370.    Section 48 amended
            
   371.    Section 95 amended
            
   372.    Section 100B amended

   PART 16 -- Transitional provisions

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   373.    Terms used
            
   374.    Application of Interpretation Act 1984 not affected
            
   375.    Continued application of enactments
            
   376.    Transitional regulations

           Division 2 -- General saving in relation to certain matters  

   377.    Enactments to continue to apply in relation to certain matters occurring before commencement day

           Division 3 -- Office holders and bodies  

   378.    WorkSafe Commissioner
            
   379.    Chief Inspector of Mines
            
   380.    Members of Work Health and Safety Commission
            
   381.    First annual report of Work Health and Safety Commission
            
   382.    Continuation of Mining Industry Advisory Committee
            
   383.    Continuation of other advisory committees

           Division 4 -- Health and safety duties

              Subdivision 1 -- Designers  

   384.    Section 22 applies only if designing starts on or after commencement day
            
   385.    Continued application of repealed enactments relating to designers

              Subdivision 2 -- Manufacturers  

   386.    Plant, substance or structure manufactured in batch
            
   387.    Section 23 applies only if manufacturing starts on or after commencement day
            
   388.    Continued application of repealed enactments relating to manufacturers

              Subdivision 3 -- Importers  

   389.    Section 24 not to apply if importation process starts before commencement day
            
   390.    Continued application of repealed enactments relating to importers

              Subdivision 4 -- Suppliers  

   391.    Start of supply
            
   392.    Section 25 not to apply if supply started before commencement day
            
   393.    Continued application of repealed enactments relating to suppliers

              Subdivision 5 -- Persons who install, construct or commission plant or structures  

   394.    Section 26 not to apply if installing, constructing or commissioning occurs before commencement day
            
   395.    Continued application of repealed enactments relating to persons who install or construct plant or structures

           Division 5 -- Health and safety representatives

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

   396.    Terms used

              Subdivision 2 -- Main provisions  

   397.    Safety and health representatives elected before commencement day
            
   398.    Elections in process before commencement day
            
   399.    Disqualifications
            
   400.    Functions and powers under repealed enactments

           Division 6 -- Health and safety committees

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

   401.    Term used

              Subdivision 2 -- Main provisions  

   402.    Safety and health committees in place before commencement day
            
   403.    Process to establish safety and health committee started before commencement day

           Division 7 -- Issue resolution  

   404.    Part 5 Division 5 to apply to unresolved issues arising before commencement day
            
   405.    Continued application of enactments relating to issue resolution

           Division 8 -- The regulator  

   406.    Continuing powers and functions under OSHA
            
   407.    Continuing powers and functions under MSIA
            
   408.    Continuing powers and functions under petroleum and geothermal energy legislation
            
   409.    Delegation

           Division 9 -- Inspectors  

   410.    Inspectors under OSHA
            
   411.    Inspectors under MSIA
            
   412.    Inspectors under PGERA
            
   413.    Inspectors under PPA
            
   414.    Inspectors under P(SL)A
            
   415.    Application of sections 161 and

           Division 10 -- Legal proceedings  

   416.    Jurisdiction of Occupational Safety and Health Tribunal to be exercised by Tribunal
            
   417.    Jurisdiction of safety and health magistrates to be exercised by health and safety magistrates

           Division 11 -- Other matters  

   418.    Notifiable incidents
            
   419.    Independent studies at mines
            
   420.    Codes of practice
            
   421.    Protections from personal liability

           Division 12 -- Levies

              Subdivision 1 -- Mines safety and inspection levy  

   422.    Administration costs
            
   423.    Mines Safety and Inspection Levy Regulations 2010

              Subdivision 2 -- Petroleum and geothermal energy safety levies  

   424.    Administration costs
            
   425.    Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Safety Levies Act 2011 to continue to apply to past levy periods
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Various offices and bodies
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Regulation-making powers  


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