(1) In these Regulations:

"Act "means the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 .

"NOHSC" means the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission established under section 6 of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985 .

(2) In these Regulations:
(a) a reference to a document the title of which includes the letters NOHSC is a reference to a document of that title published by NOHSC and:

(i)

as in force on the day on which it was published; or

(ii)

if the document has been amended — as in force immediately before the day on which the regulation that refers to the document commences; and

(b) a reference to any other document, followed by a description of the person that published the document, is a reference to the document of that title:

(i)

as in force on the day on which it was published; or

(ii)

if the document has been amended — as in force immediately before the day on which the regulation that refers to the document commences.

Note 1    These Regulations incorporate National Standards declared by NOHSC under section 38 of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985 .
Note   2
Penalties in these Regulations are expressed in penalty units, in accordance with the requirements of section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 . At the time these Regulations commenced, one penalty unit was equal to $110.
Note 3
The Act imposes general duties upon groups of persons. These general duties are supported by specific duties that are prescribed in these Regulations. This note identifies:

(a) the groups of people upon whom duties are imposed by the Act; and
(b) the provision of the Act which imposes the general duty.

1.
Operators
Operators are referred to in sections 11 (Duties of operators in relation to their employees), 13 (Duties of operators in relation to contractors) and 14 (Duties of operators in relation to third parties) of the Act.
2.
Manufacturers
Manufacturers of substances are referred to in section 16 of the Act (Duties of manufacturers in relation to substances).
3.
Suppliers
Suppliers of substances are referred to in section 19 of the Act (Duties of suppliers in relation to plant and substances).
4.
Employees
Employees are referred to in section 27 of the Act (Duties of employees in relation to occupational health and safety).