Work Health and Safety Act 2020

In this Act —

means —

an officer within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth) section 9 other than a partner in a partnership; or

an officer of the Crown within the meaning of subsection (2); or

an officer of a public corporation within the meaning of subsection (3);

does not include —

the Governor acting in that capacity; or

a Minister of a State or Territory, or of the Commonwealth, acting in that capacity; or

a local government member.

Each of the following persons is taken to be an officer of the Crown for the purposes of this Act —

in relation to the business or undertaking of a body corporate that is an agent of the Crown, any person who makes, or participates in making, decisions that affect the whole, or a substantial part, of the business or undertaking;

in relation to the business or undertaking of a Crown agency, the chief executive;

in relation to the business or undertaking of a Crown agency, any person (other than the chief executive) —

who makes, or participates in making, decisions that affect the whole, or a substantial part, of the business or undertaking; and

who is, within the organisational structure of the Crown agency, directly responsible to the chief executive.

A person who makes, or participates in making, decisions that affect the whole, or a substantial part, of the business or undertaking of a public corporation is taken to be an officer of the public corporation for the purposes of this Act.