Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 332

    (1)     This section applies if a registered medical practitioner—

        (a)     reasonably believes that knowing the chemical identity of an ingredient of a hazardous chemical may help to treat a patient; and

        (b)     requests the manufacturer or importer of the hazardous chemical to give the registered medical practitioner the chemical identity of the ingredient; and

        (c)     gives an undertaking to the manufacturer or importer that the chemical identity of the ingredient will be used only to help treat the patient; and

        (d)     gives an undertaking to the manufacturer or importer to give the manufacturer or importer as soon as practicable a written statement about the need to obtain the chemical identity of the ingredient.

    (2)     The manufacturer or importer of a hazardous chemical must give the registered medical practitioner the chemical identity of an ingredient of the hazardous chemical as soon as practicable.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     in the case of an individual—$6 000; or

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate—$30 000.

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