Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998

i Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 S.R. No. 3/1998 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 1 PART 2—DANGEROUS GOODS (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 1988 2 3. Principal Regulations 2 4. Amendment of definitions 2 5. Amendment of references to Director-General 2 6. Statute law revision amendments 3 PART 3—DANGEROUS GOODS (LIQUEFIED GASES TRANSFER) REGULATIONS 1987 6 7. Principal Regulations 6 8. Amendment of definitions 6 9. Amendment of Principal Regulations 6 PART 4—DANGEROUS GOODS (STORAGE AND HANDLING) REGULATIONS 1989 7 10. Principal Regulations 7 11. Amendment of definitions 7 12. Amendment of the Principal Regulations 7 13. Amendment of Schedule 5 8 ═══════════════ NOTES 9 -- 1 of 10 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 1998 S.R. No. 3/1998 Dangerous Goods Act 1985 Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 20 January 1998 Responsible Minister: ROGER M. HALLAM Minister for Finance SHARNE BRYAN Clerk of the Executive Council PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend certain regulations made under the Dangerous Goods Act 1985— (a) to alter certain references as a result of amendments made under the Accident Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Act 1996; and (b) to make other minor administrative changes. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 52 of the Dangerous Goods Act 1985. _______________ -- 2 of 10 -- S.R. No. 3/1998 Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 2 PART 2—DANGEROUS GOODS (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 1988 3. Principal Regulations In this Part, the Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 1988 1 are called the Principal Regulations. 4. Amendment of definitions In Regulation 105 of the Principal Regulations— (a) in the definition of "approval", for "Director- General" substitute "Authority"; and (b) after the definition of "AS" insert— ' "Authority" means the Victorian WorkCover Authority established under section 18 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985;'; and (c) in the definition of "protected work", for "Director-General" substitute "Authority"; and (d) in the definition of "special packing authority", for "Director-General" substitute "Authority". 5. Amendment of references to Director-General In the Principal Regulations— (a) in regulations 108, 109, 110, 204, 206, 319, 556, 558, 559, 560, 562, 710, 728, 803, 820, 1002, 1005, 1006, 1113, 1171, 1205, 1206, 1207 and 1301 for "Director-General" (wherever occurring) substitute "Authority"; and r. 3 -- 3 of 10 -- S.R. No. 3/1998 Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 3 (b) in Part 1 of Schedule 2— (i) in item 1, for "signed by the Director- General" substitute "approved by the Authority"; and (ii) in items 3, 4 and 5 for "Director- General" (wherever occurring) substitute "Authority"; and (c) in Part 2 of Schedule 2 in item 1, for "signed by the Director-General" substitute "approved by the Authority"; and (d) in Part 3 of Schedule 2 in item 2, for "Director-General" substitute "Authority"; and (e) in Part 4 of Schedule 2 in item 1, for "signed by the Director-General" substitute "approved by the Authority"; and (f) in Part 5 of Schedule 2— (i) in item 1, for "signed by the Director- General" substitute "approved by the Authority"; and (ii) in items 3, 5, and 8 for "Director- General" (wherever occurring) substitute "Authority"; and (g) in Part 6 of Schedule 2 in item 4, for "Director-General" substitute "Authority"; and (h) in Schedule 5 in item 1, for "Director- General" substitute "Authority". 6. Statute law revision amendments In the Principal Regulations— (a) in regulation 319(d), for "Dangerous Substances (Placarding of Workplaces) r. 6 -- 4 of 10 -- S.R. No. 3/1998 Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 4 Regulations 1985" substitute "Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 1989"; and (b) in regulation 560(3), for "Road Traffic Authority" substitute "Roads Corporation"; and (c) in regulation 820— (i) for "Mines Act 1958" (where twice occurring) substitute "Mineral Resources Development Act 1990"; and (ii) for "Extractive Industries Act 1966" substitute "Extractive Industries Development Act 1995"; and (d) in regulation 1104, for "change" substitute "charge"; and (e) in regulation 1109(2)(b), after "1984" insert "or the Mineral Resources (Health and Safety) Regulations 1991"; and (f) in regulation 1109(2)— (i) in paragraph (c) for "occupier; or" substitute "occupier;"; (ii) paragraph (d) is revoked; and (g) regulation 1110 is revoked; and (h) in regulation 1113(2)(d), after "1984" insert "or the Mineral Resources (Health and Safety) Regulations 1991"; and (i) in Part 2 of Schedule 2 in item 2, for "Mines Act 1958" substitute "Mineral Resources Development Act 1990"; and r. 6 -- 5 of 10 -- S.R. No. 3/1998 Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 5 (j) in Part 4 of Schedule 2— (i) in item 2, for "Road Traffic Authority" substitute "Roads Corporation"; and (ii) in item 3, for "the Mines Act 1958 or the Coal Mines Act 1958" substitute "the Extractive Industries Development Act 1995 or the Mineral Resources Development Act 1990". _______________ r. 6 -- 6 of 10 -- S.R. No. 3/1998 Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 6 PART 3—DANGEROUS GOODS (LIQUEFIED GASES TRANSFER) REGULATIONS 1987 7. Principal Regulations In this Part, the Dangerous Goods (Liquefied Gases Transfer) Regulations 19872 are called the Principal Regulations. 8. Amendment of definitions In Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations— (a) in the definition of "Approved", for "Director-General" substitute "Authority"; and (b) after the definition of "AS" or "Australian Standard" insert— ' "Authority" means the Victorian WorkCover Authority established under section 18 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985.' . 9. Amendment of Principal Regulations In regulations 7, 29 and 30 of the Principal Regulations for "Director-General" (wherever occurring) substitute "Authority". _______________ r. 7 -- 7 of 10 -- S.R. No. 3/1998 Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 7 PART 4—DANGEROUS GOODS (STORAGE AND HANDLING) REGULATIONS 1989 10. Principal Regulations In this Part, the Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 1989 3 are called the Principal Regulations. 11. Amendment of definitions In regulation 107 of the Principal Regulations— (a) in the definition of "approval", for "Director- General" substitute "Authority"; and (b) in the definition of "approved", for "Director-General" substitute "Authority"; and (c) after the definition of "assessment factor" insert— ' "Authority" means the Victorian WorkCover Authority established under section 18 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985;'. 12. Amendment of the Principal Regulations In the Principal Regulations— (a) in regulations 112, 201, 202, 203, 204, 209, 311, 408, 510, 515, 516, 517, 520, 530, 602, 603, 702, 711, 804, 805, 807, 810, 815, 817, 821, 904 and 905 for "Director-General" (wherever occurring) substitute "Authority"; and (b) regulation 113 is revoked; and (c) in regulation 206— (i) for "Director-General" (where first occurring) substitute "Authority"; and r. 10 -- 8 of 10 -- S.R. No. 3/1998 Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 8 (ii) for "signed by the Director-General" substitute "approved by the Authority"; and (d) in regulation 313 (other than sub-regulation (2)) for "Director-General" (wherever occurring) substitute "Authority"; and (e) in the Note to Table 1003, for "Director- General" substitute "Authority". 13. Amendment of Schedule 5 In the Principal Regulations in items 1 and 3 of Schedule 5, for "Director-General" (wherever occurring) substitute "Authority". ═══════════════ r. 13 -- 9 of 10 -- S.R. No. 3/1998 Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 9 NOTES 1 S.R. No. 272/1988. Reprinted to S.R. No. 181/1995. 2 S.R. No. 370/1987. Reprinted to S.R. No. 29/1996. 3 S.R. No. 323/1989. Reprinted to S.R. No. 11/1997. Notes -- 10 of 10 --