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F2012L02503
Portfolio: Defence
Overview
2.1
This instrument declares that specified provisions of the Work Health
and Safety Act 2011 (the Act) do not apply, or apply subject to
modifications and adaptations, in relation to Defence activities and Australian
Defence Force members.
2.2
In particular, the instrument declares that the following sections of
the Act do not apply to Australian Defence Force warlike and non-warlike
operational deployments:
- Section 38 – Incident notification;
- Section 39 – Site preservation.
2.3
Further, the instrument declares that the following sections of the Act
do not apply to Australian Defence Force members:
- Sections 47-49 – Consultation with workers;
- Sections 50-79 – Health and safety representatives and work
groups;
- Sections 84-89 – Right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe
work.
2.4
The committee has decided to defer consideration of this legislative
instrument to enable it to examine the instrument in more detail before forming
a view on its compatibility with human rights.
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