Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL SAFETY COMMISSIONER ACT 2022

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

            

CHAPTER 1--Preliminary
            

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object  
   4.      Simplified outline of this Act  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Meaning of building work  
   10.     Extension of Act to Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands  
   11.     Extension of Act to EEZ and waters above continental shelf  
   12.     Geographical application of offences  
   13.     Act to bind Crown  
            

CHAPTER 4--The Federal Safety Commissioner
            

   PART 1--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE OF THIS CHAPTER

   36.     Simplified outline of this Chapter  

   PART 2--THE--FEDERAL SAFETY COMMISSIONER

   37.     Federal Safety Commissioner  
   38.     Functions of Federal Safety Commissioner  
   39.     Minister's directions to Federal Safety Commissioner  
   40.     Delegation by Federal Safety Commissioner  
   41.     Acting Federal Safety Commissioner  
   42.     Consultants  

   PART 3--WHS--ACCREDITATION SCHEME FOR COMMONWEALTH BUILDING WORK

   43.     WHS Accreditation Scheme for Commonwealth building work  
            

CHAPTER 7--Powers to obtain information
            

   PART 1--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE OF THIS CHAPTER

   60.     Simplified outline of this Chapter  

   PART 3--POWERS--OF FEDERAL SAFETY OFFICERS

           Division 2--Appointment of Federal Safety Officers

   68.     Federal Safety Officers  
   69.     Identity cards for Federal Safety Officers  

           Division 3--Powers of Federal Safety Officers

   70.     Purposes for which powers of Federal Safety Officers may be exercised  
   71.     When powers of Federal Safety Officers may be exercised  
   72.     Power of Federal Safety Officers to enter premises  
   73.     Showing identity card before entry  
   74.     Powers of Federal Safety Officers while on premises  
   75.     Persons assisting Federal Safety Officers  
   76.     Power to ask for person's name and address  
   77.     Power to require persons to produce records or documents  
   78.     Hindering or obstructing Federal Safety Officers  
   79.     Power to keep records or documents  
            

CHAPTER 8--Enforcement
            

   PART 1--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE OF THIS CHAPTER

   80.     Simplified outline of this Chapter  

   PART 2--ORDERS--FOR CONTRAVENTIONS OF CIVIL REMEDY PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Obtaining an order for contravention of civil remedy provision

   81.     Penalty etc. for contravention of civil remedy provision  
   82.     Interest up to judgement  
   83.     Conduct contravening more than one civil remedy provision  
   84.     Multiple contraventions  
   85.     Proceedings may be heard together  
   86.     Civil evidence and procedure rules for proceedings relating to contraventions of civil remedy provisions  

           Division 2--Civil proceedings and criminal proceedings

   87.     Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings  
   88.     Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings  
   89.     Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings  
   90.     Evidence given in civil proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings  
   91.     Civil double jeopardy  

           Division 3--Miscellaneous

   92.     Ancillary contravention of civil remedy provisions  
   93.     Exceptions etc. to civil remedy provisions--burden of proof  
   94.     Liability of bodies corporate  
            

CHAPTER 9--Miscellaneous
            

   PART 1--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE OF THIS CHAPTER

   101.    Simplified outline of this Chapter  

   PART 2--PROVISIONS--RELATING TO INFORMATION

           Division 1--Provisions relating to requirements to provide information

   102.    Self - incrimination etc.  
   104.    Certain records and documents are inadmissible  

           Division 2--Protecting information acquired for the purposes of this Act

   105.    Disclosure of information by the Federal Safety Commissioner  

   PART 4--PROVISIONS--RELATING TO COURTS

   113.    Jurisdiction of the Federal Court  
   114.    Exercising jurisdiction in the Fair Work Division of the Federal Court  
   115.    No limitation on Federal Court's powers  
   116.    Appeals from relevant State or Territory courts  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   118.    Federal Safety Commissioner etc. not liable for conduct in good faith  
   120.    Rules and regulations