Australian Standards
Australian Standards are developed by an independent organisation called Standards Australia. It prepares and publishes voluntary technical and commercial standards which are sometimes adopted by occupational safety and health regulations.
Once a Standard, or part of a standard, is referred to in a regulation, they are no longer voluntary and the Standard or relevant part of the Standard must be complied with.
For a listing of Australian Standards that have been adopted by the Act see Schedule 1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996.
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