New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 212

212 Power of the regulator to take other remedial action

(1) This section applies if the regulator reasonably believes that--

(a) circumstances in which a prohibition notice or prohibited asbestos notice can be issued exist, and

(b) a prohibition notice or prohibited asbestos notice cannot be issued because, after taking reasonable steps--

(i) in relation to a prohibition notice--the person with management or control of the workplace cannot be found, or

(ii) in relation to a prohibited asbestos notice--a relevant person in relation to the workplace cannot be found.

(2) The regulator may take any remedial action necessary to make the workplace safe.