OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2004 - SECT 24 Duties of self-employed persons to other persons
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2004 - SECT 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 to s. 24(2) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 90.3).
Note
However, the offence may be heard and determined summarily (see section 28 of
the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 ).
Division 4—Duties of employees