Electrical Safety (Codes of Practice) and Other Legislation Amendment Notice 2021

1Short title

This notice may be cited as the Electrical Safety (Codes of Practice) and Other Legislation Amendment Notice 2021.

2Commencement

This notice commences on 1 March 2021.

3Notice amended

This part amends the Electrical Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 2013.

4Amendment of s 4 (Notice of making of code of practice—Act, s 44(2))

(1)Section 4, heading, ‘s 44(2)’—
omit, insert—

s 44

(2)Section 4(1), editor’s notes—
omit.

5Amendment of sch 1 (Codes of practice)

Schedule 1, item 5—
omit, insert—

5

Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2021—Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace

1 March 2021

6Amendment of sch 2 (Repealed codes of practice)

Schedule 2—
insert—

3

Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2013—Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace    •  repealed by MI 2021 No. 1

1 January 2014

1 March 2021

7Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)

Schedule 3—
insert—

MI 2021 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument called ‘Electrical Safety Repeal of Code of Practice (No. 1) 2021’.

8Notice amended

This part amends the Work Health and Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 2011.

9Amendment of s 4 (Notice of approval of codes of practice—Act, s 274(4))

(1)Section 4, heading, ‘s 274(4)’—
omit, insert—

s 274

(2)Section 4, editor’s note—
omit, insert—

Note—

A code of practice listed in schedule 1, part 1 does not expire under section 274(4C) of the Act. A code of practice listed in schedule 1, part 2 expires, under section 274(4C) of the Act, 5 years after its commencement date.

10Amendment of sch 1 (Codes of practice)

(1)Schedule 1, before the table—
insert—

Part 1 Codes of practice approved before 23 October 2017

(2)Schedule 1, part 1, entries 1, 4 to 9, 13 to 16, 18 to 26, 30, 33, 35, 41 and 42, as amended by this regulation—
omit.

(3)Schedule 1, part 1, entries 2, 3, 10 to 12, 17, 27 to 29, 31, 32, 34 and 36 to 40, as amended by this regulation—
renumber as schedule 1, part 1, entries 1 to 17.

(4)Schedule 1, after part 1—
insert—

Part 2 Codes of practice approved on or after 23 October 2017

Column 1 Entry	Column 2 Code of practice	Column 3 Commencement date
1	Abrasive Blasting Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
2	Concrete Pumping Code of Practice 2019 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2019 No. 5	2 December 2019
3	Confined Spaces Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
4	Construction and Operation of Solar Farms Code of Practice 2019 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2019 No. 1 •  varied by MI 2019 No. 3 on 30 September 2019	13 May 2019
5	Demolition Work Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
6	Excavation Work Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
7	First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
8	Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
9	How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
10	How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
11	How to Safely Remove Asbestos Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
12	Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
13	Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
14	Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in the stone benchtop industry Code of Practice 2019 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2019 No. 2 •  varied by MI 2020 No. 1 on 1 July 2020	31 October 2019
15	Managing respirable dust hazards in coal-fired power stations Code of Practice 2018 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2018 No. 4 •  varied by MI 2020 No. 1 on 1 July 2020	3 December 2018
16	Managing Risks in Stevedoring Code of Practice 2018 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2018 No. 1	31 March 2018
17	Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
18	Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
19	Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
20	Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
21	Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
22	Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
23	Spray Painting and Powder Coating Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
24	Welding Processes Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021
25	Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination Code of Practice 2021 •  approved as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 1	1 March 2021

11Amendment of sch 2 (Revoked codes of practice)

Schedule 2—
insert—

10	Abrasive Blasting Code of Practice 2013    •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 December 2013	1 March 2021
11	Confined Spaces Code of Practice 2011 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 January 2012	1 March 2021
12	Demolition Work Code of Practice 2013 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 December 2013	1 March 2021
13	Excavation Work Code of Practice 2013 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 December 2013	1 March 2021
14	First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 2014 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	30 May 2014	1 March 2021
15	Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2011 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 January 2012	1 March 2021
16	How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace Code of Practice 2011 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 January 2012	1 March 2021
17	How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2011 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 January 2012	1 March 2021
18	How to Safely Remove Asbestos Code of Practice 2011 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 January 2012	1 March 2021
19	Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2011 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 January 2012	1 March 2021
20	Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice 2011 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 January 2012	1 March 2021
21	Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice 2013 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 December 2013	1 March 2021
22	Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2013 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 December 2013	1 March 2021
23	Managing the risk of falls at workplaces Code of Practice 2018 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 July 2018	1 March 2021
24	Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2011 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 January 2012	1 March 2021
25	Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2011 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 January 2012	1 March 2021
26	Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice 2013 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 December 2013	1 March 2021
27	Spray Painting and Powder Coating Code of Practice 2013 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 December 2013	1 March 2021
28	Welding Processes Code of Practice 2013 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 December 2013	1 March 2021
29	Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination Code of Practice 2011 •  revoked as a code of practice by MI 2021 No. 2	1 January 2012	1 March 2021

12Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)

(1)Schedule 3, definitions MI 2011 No. 1, MI 2011 No. 3, MI 2011 No. 4, MI 2013 No. 2, MI 2014 No. 3 and MI 2018 No. 3—
omit.

(2)Schedule 3—
insert—

MI 2021 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Approval of Codes of Practice (No. 1) 2021’.

MI 2021 No. 2 means the ministerial instrument titled ‘Work Health and Safety Revocation of Codes of Practice (No. 1) 2021’.