Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 562

  (1)   The regulator may require the operators of 2 or more major hazard facilities to co - ordinate the preparation of the safety cases for their major hazard facilities if the regulator is satisfied on reasonable grounds that such co - ordination is necessary in the interests of the safe operation and effective safety management of any or all of those major hazard facilities.

  (2)   If the regulator requires the co - ordinated preparation of safety cases, each operator must provide the other operators with information concerning any circumstances at the operator's facility that could constitute a major incident hazard in relation to any of the other major hazard facilities.

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.

  (3)   In complying with this regulation, the operator is not required to disclose information that may expose the major hazard facility to a major incident hazard in relation to the security of the major hazard facility.