Section 227 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Minister may approve safe work instruments

227 Minister may approve safe work instruments (1) The Minister may— (a) approve a safe work instrument developed by the regulator for the purposes referred to in subsection (2); and (b) amend or revoke a safe work instrument approved under paragraph (a). (2) The purposes of safe work instruments are to define terms, prescribe matters, or make other provision in relation to any activity or thing, including (without limitation) listing standards, control of substances, and competency requirements. (3) The Minister must not approve a safe work instrument unless the Minister is satisfied that all persons and organisations that the Minister thinks appropriate have been consulted, having regard to the subject matter of the proposed safe work instrument. (4) The Minister may approve an amendment to a safe work instrument (including approving incorporation of amendments to, or updates of, documents incorporated by reference) without complying with subsection (3) if the Minister is satisfied that the amendment is minor or technical. (5) A safe work instrument is a disallowable instrument, but not a legislative instrument, for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2012 and must be presented to the House of Representatives under section 41 of that Act but only to the extent that the instrument is given effect to in accordance with section 228(1) . (6) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after a safe work instrument is made,— (a) notify the safe work instrument in the Gazette ; and (b) ensure that a copy of the safe work instrument is available— (i) free of charge on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the regulator; and (ii) for purchase in hard copy at a reasonable charge. (7) A failure to comply with subsection (3) does not affect the validity of a safe work instrument.