UPDATES TO NOTE
The following changes in Legislation were passed that could impact on Occupational Health and Safety Practitioners

Commencement of Amendments to the:
•Domestic Violence Act
•Magistrates' Court Act
•Maintenance Act

Amendments have been made to the Policies and Regulations published under the following Acts:
•Health Professions Act
•National Education Policy Act
•National Environmental Management Act

Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act and Regulations (130/1993)
•Standard Assessment Rate Changes 2009 and 2010

Health Professions Act and Regulations (56/1974)
• Amendment of Ethical Rules of Conduct for Practitioners Registered under the Health Professions Act, 1974
• Regulations relating to Fines which may be Imposed by a Committee of Enquiry against Practitioners found Guilty of Improper or Disgraceful Conduct under the Health Professions Act, 1974