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Apply Legal Requirements & Manage Small Business Finances

Lesson 5

Cert IV - M. S. Martin January 2012

Todays Lesson

• Chapter 10 Occupational Health & Safety Law. From the 1st page.– Changes in Legislation 2011 / 2012 – Now WHS

Workplace Health & Safety– It is important that you amend this chapter to suit

current regulations• Practical exercise, Business Finance spread

sheet exercise.

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New Legislation 2011 / 2012

• From the first page of chapter 10 in your text, it refers to OLD legislation The OHS Act and Regulation.

• This legislation is now superseded, although there is some transitional arrangements in place by WorkCover NSW.

• Cross out from page 1 to 4, and at the end of page 4. Add the information on the following page.

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New Legislation

• OH&S has now been replaced with WHS and the current legislation is as follows.

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011• Access to these regulations can be obtained

through http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au• You will see a link to the Act on the right hand side• As a introduction to these changes add the

following documents to your text

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WHS Overview & Guide

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Finance – postponed to next week

Lesson 5

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References

• Competency reference text for ‘Apply Legal Requirements & Manage Small Business Finances’

• Web sites as listed below:• http://

www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/maintop/view/inforce/act+10+2011+cd+0+N

• http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/maintop/view/inforce/subordleg+674+2011+cd+0+N

• http://www.austlii.com/• www.standards.com.au