Occupational Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the:
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
  to provide that the manufacture, supply, installation, design and safe use of lifts are regulated;
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
  to: restore Comcare’s access to the Consolidated Revenue Fund to pay compensation claims for diseases with long latency periods; re-instate workers’ compensation claims arising from off-site recess injuries; allow for compensation for medical expenses to be paid when payment of compensation benefits is suspended; and set time limits within which claims must be determined; and
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
,
Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993
  and
Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992
  to make amendments consequent on the commencement of the
Legislative Instruments Act 2003
.

Progress

House of Representatives
26 Nov 2009	Introduced and read a first time
26 Nov 2009	Second reading moved
19 Jul 2010	Lapsed at dissolution

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (30/11/2009): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee
Committee report (25/02/2010)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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