Northern Territory Numbered Acts

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2007 (NO 31 OF 2007) - SECT 59

    (1)     A worker has a duty:

    (a)     to take reasonable care for the worker's own health and safety, and for the health and safety of others, while at work; and

    (b)     to follow reasonable directions given by, or on behalf of, the employer on issues related to health or safety; and

    (c)     to use relevant safety equipment provided for the worker's use; and

    (d)     to report a workplace accident to the employer as soon as practicable after it occurs.

    (2)     A worker must not:

    (a)     intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse safety equipment provided by the worker's employer; or

    (b)     intentionally create a risk to the health or safety of another at the worker's workplace.

Maximum penalty:     1 000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.