Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment (Employee Involvement and Compliance) Bill 2002

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 40
Summary: Amends the
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991
to provide improved health and safety protection for Commonwealth employees; and makes technical amendments and contains transitional, application and savings provisions. Also amends the
Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001
to repeal certain redundant amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
26 Feb 2002	Introduced and read a first time
26 Feb 2002	Second reading moved
29 Mar 2004	Second reading agreed to
29 Mar 2004	Third reading agreed to

Senate
30 Mar 2004	Introduced and read a first time
30 Mar 2004	Second reading moved
12 Aug 2004	Second reading agreed to
12 Aug 2004	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 6 Government agreed to; 1 Schedule, 2 Divisions and 52 items negatived
12 Aug 2004	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
13 Aug 2004	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

16 Aug 2004

Assent

Act no.: 122

Year: 2004

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
(HoR) Non-Government 1
Senate Amendments

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

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Explanatory memoranda

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Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
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Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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