Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 - SECT 24

Duties of self-employed persons to other persons

24. Duties of self-employed persons to other persons



(1) A self-employed person must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable,
that persons are not exposed to risks to their health or safety arising from
the conduct of the undertaking of the self-employed person.

Penalty: 1800 penalty units.

(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an indictable offence.

Note However, the offence may be heard and determined summarily (see section
53 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Magistrates' Court Act 1989).

Division 4-Duties of employees