Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 369

A person conducting a business or undertaking who is required to provide health monitoring to a worker must give information about the health monitoring requirements to—

        (a)     a person who is likely to be engaged to carry out work using, handling, generating or storing a hazardous chemical; and

        (b)     a worker for the business or undertaking, before the worker commences work using, handling, generating or storing a hazardous chemical.

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).