Workplace Health and Safety Act Repealed! Jurisdiction Australia - Queensland Year 1989 Published in English Source Offprint from the Queensland Government Gazette, 1989. 71p. Serial number Act No.63 of 1989 Descriptors [Primary] Australia, Queensland, occupational safety and health [Secondary] labour inspection, law, notification of occupational accidents, penalties, replaced, responsibilities of employees, responsibilities of employers, safety and health committees, safety and health institutions, safety and health organization Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Law assented to on 12th May 1989. Contents: definition of terms; general obligations of employers, employees, and others involved in the operation of workplaces or the supply of substances for use at the workplace; recording and reporting of injuries, illnesses and dangerous occurrences; inspections; codes of practice; establishment of the Workplace Health and Safety Authority; role and duties of Industry Workplace Health and Safety Committees, and of health and safety officers and representatives; powers of inspectors; improvement and prohibition notices; appeals; offences and penalties; scope of regulations to be issued under the Act. The Factories and Shops Act 1960-1987 is amended. A number of Acts (including the Construction Safety Act 1971, CIS 73-1071, and the Inspection of Machinery Act of 1951) are repealed. CIS No. 90-1402 Database ID 54631