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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT (NO. 18 OF 1989) - SECT 86

Records of accidents etc.

86. (1) An employer shall maintain, in accordance with the regulations, a record of each accident or dangerous occurrence in respect of which the employer is required by section 85 to notify the Registrar.

(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by—

        (a)     if the offender is a natural person—a fine not exceeding $1,000; or

        (b)     if the offender is a body corporate—a fine not exceeding $5,000.

(3) Without limiting the generality of regulations that may be made for the purposes of subsection (1), such regulations may include provisions relating to—

        (a)     the nature and contents of a record required to be maintained under this section; and

        (b)     the retention of such a record.



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