South Australian Consolidated Acts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE ACT 1986 - SECT 23A

23A—Duties of designers and owners of buildings

        (1)         A person who designs a building that is reasonably expected to comprise or include a workplace must—

            (a)         ensure so far as is reasonably practicable that the building is designed so that people who might work in, on or about the workplace are, in doing so, safe from injury and risks to health; and

            (b)         ensure that the building complies in all respects with prescribed requirements (if any) applicable to it.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a first offence—Division 2 fine;

            (b)         for a subsequent offence—Division 1 fine.

        (2)         The owner of a building that comprises or includes a workplace must—

            (a)         ensure so far as is reasonably practicable that the building, and any fixtures or fittings within the building that are under the control of the owner, are in a condition that allows people who might work in, on or about the workplace to be safe from injury and risks to health; and

            (b)         ensure that the building complies in all respects with prescribed requirements (if any) applicable to it.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a first offence—Division 2 fine;

            (b)         for a subsequent offence—Division 1 fine.

        (3)         In this section—

"building" includes a part of a building.