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2010-2011

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Work Health and Safety Bill 2011

(Amendments to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator Abetz in committee of the whole)

(1)     Heading to clause 275, page 189 (line 1), omit the heading, substitute:

275  Effect of compliance with regulations or compliance codes

[deemed compliance with Act and regulations]

(2)     Clause 275, page 189 (lines 2 to 12), omit subclauses (1) to (3), substitute:

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  the regulations or a compliance code make provision for or with respect to a duty or obligation imposed by this Act or the regulations; and

                     (b)  a person complies with the regulations or compliance code to the extent that it makes that provision;

then, for the purposes of this Act and the regulations, the person is taken to have complied with this Act or the regulations, as the case may be, in relation to that duty or obligation.

[deemed compliance with Act and regulations]