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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 176

Management of risks to health and safety—Act, s 19

    (1)     A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must manage risks to health and safety associated with general diving work, in accordance with part 3.1 (Managing risks to health and safety).

Note     title="A2011-35">WHS Act

s 19 (see  s 9).

    (2)     A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that a risk assessment is conducted by a competent person for the purposes of subsection (1).

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     in the case of an individual—$3 600; or

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate—$18 000.

Note     Strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under this regulation, unless otherwise stated (see  s 6A).

    (3)     The person must ensure that a risk assessment conducted under subsection (2) is recorded in writing.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     in the case of an individual—$1 250; or

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate—$6 000.

Note     Strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under this regulation, unless otherwise stated (see  s 6A).



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