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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 296

Person who commissions project must give information to principal contractor

If a person conducting a business or undertaking that commissions a construction project engages a principal contractor for the project, the person must give the principal contractor any information the person has in relation to hazards and risks at or in the vicinity of the workplace where the construction work is to be carried out.

Maximum penalty: tier G monetary penalty.

Note     Strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under this regulation, unless otherwise stated (see  s 6A).

Note     As a principal contractor is a person conducting a business or undertaking, this part also applies to a principal contractor.



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