Legislation having application to

James Cook University

at October 2006

 

Category A      Has major day-to-day significance to a section or specific officer

 

Category B      Is of importance but does not necessarily impinge on every-day operations

 

Category C      Imposes some compliance responsibilities and may require periodic reporting

 

NB:  Legislation which is highlighted in bold font indicates the imposition of one or more annual or regular pro-active obligations from the University.

 

 

Category A

 

·                 Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (C’wlth)

-        ESOS Regulations 2001 (C’wlth)

-        National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students

·                 Information Standard No.40 – Recordkeeping [subordinate legislation to the Financial Management Standard 1997 (Qld)]

·                 James Cook University Act 1997 (Qld)

 

Category B

 

·                 Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld)

·                 Copyright Act 1968 (C’wlth)

·                 Education (Overseas Students) Act 1996 (Qld)

-        Education (Overseas Students) Regulation 1998 (Qld)

·                 Freedom of Information Act 1992 (Qld)

·                 Information Standard No.42 – Information Privacy [subordinate legislation to the Financial Management Standard 1997 (Qld)]

·                 Libraries Act 1988 (Qld)

·                 Migration Act 1958 (C’wlth)

·                 Ombudsman Act 2002 (Qld)

·                 Public Records Act 2002 (Qld)

 

Category C

 

·                 Commission for Children & Young People Act 2000 (Qld)

·                 Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 (Qld)

·                 Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Act 1997 (C’wlth)

·                 Evidence Act 1977 (Qld)

·                 Information Standards – subordinate legislation to the Financial Management Standard 1997 (Qld):

–       IS No. 13 – Information Technology and Telecommunications Purchasing

–       IS No. 18 – Information Security

–       IS No. 26 – Internet

–       IS No. 32 – Minimum Standard for Information Technology and Telecommunications Cabling

–       IS No. 33 – Information Access and Pricing

–       IS No. 34 – Resource Discovery

–       IS No. 38 – Use of Communication and Information Devices

–       IS No. 41 – Managing Technology-Dependent Records

·                 Invasion of Privacy Act 1971 (Qld)

·                 Judicial Review Act 1992 (Qld)

·                 Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 (Qld)

·                 Statutory Instruments Act 1992 (Qld)

·                 Trade Practices Act 1974 (C’wlth)

·                 Whistleblowers Protection Act 1994 (Qld)

 

 

 

Category A

 

·                 A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (C’wlth)

–       GST Regulations 1999 (C’wlth)

·                 Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977 (Qld)

–       Financial Management Standard 1997 (Qld)

·                 Higher Education Funding Act 1988 (C’wlth)

 

Category B

 

·                 Corporations Act 2001 (C’wlth)

·                 Electronic Transactions Act 2001 (Qld)

·                 Fringe Benefits Tax Act 1986 (C’wlth)

·                 Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 (C’wlth)

·                 Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 (Qld)

 

 

Category C

 

·                 A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 (C’wlth)

·                 Taxation Administration Act 1953 (C’wlth)

 

 

 

 

 

Category A

 

·                 Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (Qld)

–       Workplace Health and Safety Regulations 1997 (Qld)

–       Workplace Health and Safety (Miscellaneous) Regulation 1995 (Qld)

 

Category B

 

·                 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 (C’wlth)

·                 Building Fire Safety Regulation 1991 (Qld)

·                 Fire Safety Act 1982 (C’wlth)

·                 Radiation Safety Act 1999 (Qld)

–       Radiation Safety Regulation 1999 (Qld)

–       Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 (Qld)

 

Category C

 

·                 Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (C’wlth)

·                 Gene Technology Act 2000 (C’wlth)

–       Gene Technology Regulations 2001 (C’wlth)

–       Guidelines for Small Scale Genetic Manipulation Work – Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee

·                 Gene Technology Act 2001 (Qld)

·                 Health Act 1937 (Qld)

–       Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 (Qld)

·                 Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 (C’wlth)

·                 Weapons Act 1990 (Qld)

·                 Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld)

·                 Maritime Safety Act 2002 (Qld)

 

 

 

Category A

 

·                 Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act 2001 (Qld)

–       Dangerous Goods Safety Management Regulation 2001 (Qld)

·                 Standard Building Law 1983 (Qld)

·                 Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) plus all suborinate legislation

–       Environmental Protection Regulation 1998 (Qld)

–       Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Regulation 2000 (Qld)

–       Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 1997;

–       Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 1997;

–       Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 1997

–       Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Policy 2000

Policy 2000.

–        

·                 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)

 

 

Category B

 

–       the Nature Conservation Act 1992,

–       the Marine Parks Act 1982,

–       the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995

–       Queensland Heritage Act 1992.

–       Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Act

–       Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993

–       Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)

–       Cultural Record (Landscapes Queensland and Queensland Estate) Act 1987 (Qld)

–       Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993 (Qld)

–       Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Qld)

 

 

Category C

 

·                 Liquor Act 1992 (Qld)

·                 Queensland Heritage Act 1992 (Qld)

·                 Traffic Act 1949 (Qld)

·                 Integrated Planning Act 1997 (Qld)

·                 Townsville City Council Trade Waste Policy

·                 Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (Qld)

·                 Sewerage and Water Supply Act 1949 (Qld)

·                 Rural Lands Protection Act 1985 (Qld)

·                 National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Cth)

·                 Water Act 2000 (Qld)

 

 

 

Category A

 

·                 Aust. Universities Academic Staff (Conditions of Employment) Award 1988

·                 JCU Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2000

·                 General Staff Award

·                 Industrial Relations Act 1990 (Qld)

·                 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (C’wlth)

·                 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 (C’wlth)

·                 Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (C’wlth)

·                 Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)              

 

 

Category B

 

·                 Pay-roll Tax Act 1971 (Qld)

·                 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (C’wlth)

 

Category C

 

·                 Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld)

–       Regulations 2003 (Qld)

 

 

 

Category A

 

·                 National Health and Medical Research Council – Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (1997)

·                 National Health and Medical Research Council – National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans (1999)

 

 

 

Category B

 

·                 Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (Qld)

·                 Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979 (Qld)

–       Regulations 2002 (Qld)

·                 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (C’wlth)

 

Category C

 

·                 Code of Ethical Practice for Biotechnology in Queensland