It is complemented by the Labour and Industry Act 1958 and by a range of regulations. As in the other jurisdictions, the principal statutes are further complemented by a number of other Acts, usually made for other purposes or for specific industries but also containing some provisions relevant to occupational health and safety. The Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985, as stated above, is the major Victorian Act dealing with occupational health and safety. The Act contains, in addition to the general provisions relating to occupational health and safety, provisions for occupational health and safety representatives and committees, inspections, improvement and prohibition notices, and legal proceedings. The Act is framed in general terms and is accompanied by a number of regulations for the implementation of the law in respect of the safety, health and welfare of persons at work.
Specific regulations relate to issues such as manual handling, lead control, asbestos and noise.
Plant regulations and regulations for the certification of plant users and operators apply to a very wide range of industries. Labour and Industry Act 1958 The Labour and Industry Act 1958 relates to the industrial relations system in Victoria. The sections of the Act still in force deal with general conditions of factories, shops and other premises. It imposes controls on the manufacture, sale, use and application of agricultural and veterinary chemical preparations, fertilisers and stockfood for the purpose of, among other things, protecting the health of the general public and the users of the products. The Act also imposes controls on the production of agricultural produce to avoid the contamination of food for human consumption.