Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 538

    (1)     This section applies to a notification under section 536 (Operators of certain facilities must notify regulator).

    (2)     The notification must include the following:

        (a)     information about the facility, including the nature of its operations;

        (b)     information about the operator, including the matters specified in subsection (3);

        (c)     information about the Schedule 15 chemicals present or likely to be present at the facility;

        (d)     the nomination of a contact person with whom the regulator can communicate for the purposes of—

              (i)     this part; and

              (ii)     the licensing process;

        (e)     any additional information required by the regulator.

Note 1     If a form is approved under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2011-35/default.asp" title="Work Health and Safety Act 2011">Act

,  s 277 for this provision, the form must be used.

Note 2     A fee may be determined under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2011-35/default.asp" title="Work Health and Safety Act 2011">Act

,  s 278 for this provision.

Note 3     It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see

, pt 3.4).

    (3)     The information given under subsection (2) (b) must include the following:

        (a)     the operator's name;

        (b)     whether or not the operator is a body corporate;

        (c)     any other evidence of the operator's identity required by the regulator;

        (d)     if the operator is an individual—

              (i)     a declaration as to whether or not the operator has ever been convicted or found guilty of any offence under the Act or this regulation or under any corresponding WHS law; and

Note 1     Found guilty —see the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act

, dictionary, pt 1 .

Note 2     A conviction does not include a spent conviction (see href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2000-48" title="A2000-48">Spent Convictions Act 2000

,  s 16 (c) (i)).

              (ii)     details of any conviction or finding of guilt declared under subparagraph (i); and

              (iii)     a declaration as to whether or not the operator has ever entered into an enforceable undertaking under the Act or under any corresponding WHS law; and

Note     Corresponding WHS law —see s 9A .

              (iv)     details of any enforceable undertaking declared under subparagraph (iii); and

              (v)     if the operator has previously been refused a major hazard facility licence under a corresponding WHS law, a declaration giving details of that refusal; and

              (vi)     if the operator has previously held a major hazard facility licence under a corresponding WHS law, a declaration—

    (A)     describing any condition imposed on that licence; and

    (B)     stating whether or not that licence had been suspended or cancelled and, if so, whether or not the operator had been disqualified from applying for a major hazard facility licence; and

    (C)     giving details of any suspension, cancellation or disqualification;

        (e)     if the operator is a body corporate, the information specified in paragraph (d) in relation to—

              (i)     the operator; and

              (ii)     each officer of the operator.

Note     A fee may be determined under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2011-35/default.asp" title="Work Health and Safety Act 2011">Act

, s 278 for this provision.