Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Act 1997 Jurisdiction Australia - Queensland Year 1997 Published in English Source Offprint from the Queensland Government Gazette, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1997. 35p. Serial number Act No.58 of 1997 Descriptors [Primary] Australia, Queensland, occupational safety and health [Secondary] consultations, law, penalties, plant safety and health organization, responsibilities of employers, safety and health committees, safety officers, standard catalogue Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract This Act amends Act No.25 of 1995 (CIS 96-391) concerning safety and health at work. Principal amendments relate to: the objective of the Act and definitions; penalties for offences against the Act; obligations of contractors; regulations made under the Act, advisory standards, codes of practice and ministerial notices; functions of the workplace health and safety council; the establishment of industry sector committees. Schedule 1 (List of offences and penalties) and Schedule 3 (Definitions) of the 1995 Act are also amended. CIS No. 97-1762 Database ID 70321