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10 September 2008

Legislation

Bills

Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Workplace Rights) Bill 2008 (Cth)

Introduced Senate 28 September 2008

Home Building Amendment Bill 2008 (NSW)

In Legislative Assembly, awaiting "agreed in principle" debate, 29 September 2008

Work Safety Bill 2008 (ACT)

Awaiting assent

Long Service Leave Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (ACT)

Awaiting assent

Acts

Building Amendment Act 2008 (No. 36/2008) (Vic)

Commencement 1 September 2009 or to be proclaimed

Law Reform (Work Health) Amendment Act 2007 No. 30 (NT)

Provisions of the Law Reform (Work Health) Amendment Act 2007 No. 30 (NT) have been proclaimed by SG 29 25/06/2008 p. 1.

Housing Indemnity Amendment Act 2008 No. 17 (TAS)

Commencement 1 July 2008

Planning and Environment Amendment Act 2007 (No. 47/2007) (Vic)

  • This Act (except section 9) comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
  • Subject to subsection (3), section 9 comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed.
  • If section 9 does not come into operation before 1 September 2008, it comes into operation on that day.

Strata Management Legislation Amendment Act 2008 No.38 (NSW)

Assented on 25 June 2008

Regulations

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Regulation 2008 (No. 139/2008) (NSW)

Commencement 1 September 2008

Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 (No. 259/2008) (Qld)

Commencement 1 September 2008

Building and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 No. 227 (Qld)

Commencement 18 July 2008

Building Units and Group Titles Regulation 2008 No. 286 (Qld)

Commencement 1 September 2008: s. 2

Construction Industry Training Fund Regulations 2008 (No. 162/2008) (SA)

Commencement 1 September 2008

Development Regulations 2008 (No. 233/2008) (SA)

Commencement 31 August 2008

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendments (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2008 (No. 357/2008) (NSW)

Commencement 1 September 2008

Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Application to Mining Workplaces and Coal Workplaces) Regulation 2008 (No. 193/2008) (NSW)

Commencement 1 September 2008

Occupational Health and Safety Further Amendment (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2008 (No. 389/2008) (NSW)

This Regulation commences immediately after the commencement of the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Application to Mining Workplaces and Coal Workplaces) Regulation 2008 on 1 September 2008.

Public and Environmental Health (Legionella) Regulations 2008 (No. 238/2008) (SA)

  • Subject to subregulations (2) and (3), these regulations will come into operation on 1 October 2008.
  • Regulation 7 will come into operation on 1 April 2009.
  • Regulations 8 and 10 (other than subregulation (3)) will come into operation on 1 October 2009.

Subordinate Legislation (Postponement of Expiry) Regulation 2008 No. 240 (SA)

Commencement 28 August 2008

Workplace Health and Safety (Codes of Practice) Amendment Notice (No. 1) 2008 (No. 256/2008) (Qld)

Commencement 1 September 2008

Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008 (No. 238/2008) (Qld)

Commencement 1 September 2008: s. 2