Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
workplace includes the means of access to and
egress from the workplace.
(2) If —
(a) the
employer of any employee; or
(b) a
self-employed person carrying out work,
at a workplace becomes
of the opinion that —
(c) a
situation exists at the workplace that could constitute a hazard to any
person;
(d) the
hazard is one that a person having control of the relevant part of the
workplace (the responsible person ) has a duty to remedy under
section 22; and
(e) the
situation has not come to the attention of that person,
the employer or
self-employed person must, so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so,
give notice of the situation to the responsible person.
(3) A notice under
subsection (2) must be given as soon as is reasonably practicable after
the employer or self-employed person becomes of the opinion mentioned in that
subsection.
(4) An employer or
self-employed person that fails to comply with subsection (2) commits an
offence.
[Section 23L inserted by No. 51 of 2004
s. 8.]
[Heading inserted by No. 51 of 2004 s. 8.]