SAFE Work Australia has announced that an exposure draft of the national model occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation is open for public comment for a period of six weeks from 28 September until 9 November 2009.
These laws will result in the harmonisation of mining safety laws. The importance of harmonised OHS laws has long been recognised as a critical area of regulatory reform.
In July 2008, the Council of Australian Governments signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement which establishes the commitment of all states and territories and the Commonwealth to the adoption of uniform OHS laws by 2011, complemented by nationally consistent approaches to compliance and enforcement.
The model legislation will consist of a principal OHS Act, supported by model regulations and model codes of practice that can be readily adopted around Australia.
Please click here to view the draft.
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