Industrial Relations Act 1996

For the purposes of—

clause 1 (f): factory has the same meaning as “Factory” had in the Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962 immediately before that definition was repealed by Schedule 2.4 [2] to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000, but does not include an office, building or place (whether or not required to be registered as a factory under that Act) in which mechanical power of less than 0.75 kilowatt is used, and occupier has the same meaning as “Occupier” had in the Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962 immediately before that definition was amended by Schedule 2.4 [3] to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000,

clause 1 (g)—

the notice of intention by the contractor to deliver or supply timber must be in the prescribed form and must indicate the nature of the work to be undertaken and the locality where and time within which the work is to be carried out,

the notice may be given personally or by letter posted to the principal at his or her place of business or usual address,

timber includes sleepers, piles, poles, girders, logs and pit timber, and cutting includes felling, sawing, obtaining, preparing and doing any related work in connection with timber.

For the purposes of clause 1 (j)—

excluded person means—

a bona fide contractor employing labour for the purpose of performing the work referred to in clause 1 (j), or

a person who performs that work as a partner in a bona fide partnership (whether or not employing labour for the purpose), or

an employee of any such contractor or partnership.

contract includes any lease, licence or arrangement.

swimming centre means any public facility used predominantly for the purpose of swimming.

a swimming centre does not cease to be under the care and control of a local council or councils because it is managed on behalf of the council or councils by a committee appointed by the council or councils under the Local Government Act 1993.

For the purposes of clause 1 (l)—

contract includes any agreement or arrangement,

motor lorry means any motor vehicle (whether or not in combination with any trailer) that is constructed principally for the conveyance of goods or merchandise or for the conveyance of any kind of materials used in any trade, business or industry, or for use in any work whatsoever other than the conveyance of persons, but does not include a motor cycle or a tractor,

road work means the carriage of goods or materials for use in (or for the purpose of) the construction or maintenance of roads by or on behalf of Transport for NSW,

excluded person means—

a person who employs another to drive or assist in driving a motor lorry when it is being used for road work (except where the person employs another during his or her absence on holidays or long service leave or due to sickness, accident or other reasonable cause),

a person (whether or not a common carrier) who is engaged in the business of transporting for the public generally freight in containers,

a person owns a motor lorry if—

the person alone (or with others) owns the motor lorry, or

a proprietary company owns the motor lorry and the person is a director of the company or owns not less than 20 per cent of the issued shares of the company, or

the person has the use of the motor lorry under a contract,

a person employs another if that other person is employed—

by the person alone (or with others), or

by a proprietary company and the first-mentioned person is a director of the company or owns not less than 20 per cent of the issued shares of the company,

a person who has a beneficial interest in a motor lorry or shares is taken to be the owner of the motor lorry or shares,

ownership or employment by any one or more members of a partnership is taken to be ownership or employment by all members of the partnership,

a contract made with any one or more members of a partnership is taken to have been made with all the members of the partnership.