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WORKSAFE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 48 OF 2017) - SECT 12 Duty to notify of incidents

WORKSAFE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 48 OF 2017) - SECT 12

Duty to notify of incidents

    (1)     In section 38(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 , after "must" insert "not, without reasonable excuse, fail to".

    (2)     In section 38(5) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 , for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute

    "(a)     in the case of a natural person, 240 penalty units; or

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate, 1200 penalty units.".

    (3)     After section 38(5) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 insert

    "(6)     An offence against subsection (5) is an indictable offence.

Note

However, the offence may be heard and determined summarily (see section 28 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 ).".