Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 151

    A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that electrical equipment is not used if the equipment:

  (a)   is required to be tested under regulation   150; and

  (b)   has not been tested.

Penalty:

  (a)   In the case of an individual--$3   600.

  (b)   In the case of a body corporate--$18   000.

Note:   Section   12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section   12F of the Act includes these Regulations.