Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 Jurisdiction Australia Year 1991 Published in English Source Australian Government Publishing Service, GPO Box 84, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, 1991. iii, 61p. Serial number Act No.30 of 1991 Online availability [English] http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ohasea1991531/ Descriptors [Primary] Australia, government services, occupational safety and health [Secondary] dangerous occurrences, emergency organization, hazard evaluation, law, notification of occupational accidents, responsibilities of employees, responsibilities of employers, role of labour inspection, safety and health committees Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Act designed to protect the occupational health and safety of persons employed by the Commonwealth authorities. Contents: definitions; duties of employers, manufacturers, suppliers and employees with respect to OSH; scope of regulations that can be issued under the Act; designation and role of health and safety representatives; issuing of improvement notices; establishment and functions of health and safety committees; emergency procedures; advice, investigations and inquiries; powers of investigators (power of entry, to require assistance and information, to take possession of plant, to take samples, to issue prohibition or improvement notices); appeals; inquiries and reports; notification, reporting and recording of accidents and dangerous occurrences; issuing and use of codes of practice; procedural matters. CIS No. 91-1751 Database ID 57105