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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 33385 |
CIS number |
80-894 |
ISBN(s) |
0-642-01588-0 |
Year |
1979 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Commonwealth Department of Productivity. |
Title |
Safety and Health at Work - Summary of legislation. |
Bibliographic information |
Occupational Safety and Health Working Environment Series 4, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, Australia, 1979. 31p. |
Abstract |
Summary of Australian Commonwealth and State Acts, regulations and other statutory instruments concerning all aspects of occupational safety and health (OSH) listed and analysed under the following headings: constitutional position (role of Commonwealth and State governments in OSH legislation); statutory responsibilities (Commonwealth and State labour inspectorates); scope of State Acts (by State: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory); industries and occupations covered; occupational diseases; workers' compensation; civil liability aspects; comparative examples of OSH legislation in the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Sweden. Annex:classiffied list of Australian OSH legislation currently in force, by State, indicating industrial sectors, hazards and other OSH aspects regulated. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Australia; labour inspection; legislation |
Descriptors (secondary) |
role of government; directory; schedule of occupational diseases; workmen's compensation |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Administration, legislation
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Labour inspection
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