Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (MANUAL HANDLING) REGULATIONS (NO. 32 OF 1997) - REG 7

        (a)     the employees who are required to carry out a manual handling task that is, or is to be, examined or the risk of which is to be minimised; and

        (b)     a representative on health and safety issues.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, consultation involves the sharing of information and the exchange of views between the employer or person in control, as the case requires, (including a representative of the employer or such a person) and the persons who must be consulted and includes the genuine opportunity for those persons to contribute effectively to any decision-making process aimed at eliminating or minimising manual handling risks.

Penalty:

        (a)     if the offender is a natural person—10 penalty units;

        (b)     if the offender is a body corporate—50 penalty units.