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WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 1995 - SECT 47

PART 7 - Miscellaneous 47. Notice of serious accidents and dangerous incidents to be given

      (1) If at a workplace –

(a) a person is killed or suffers serious bodily injury or illness; or

(b) a dangerous incident occurs as a result of which a person could have been killed or could have suffered serious bodily injury or illness –

the person having control or management of the workplace must, by the quickest available means, notify an inspector of particulars of the occurrence of the death, injury, illness or incident.

Penalty:

In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; and

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

      (2) A person notifying an inspector under subsection (1) must provide the inspector with written notification of the particulars within 48 hours after the occurrence of the death, injury, illness or incident.

Penalty:

In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; and

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.


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