Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATION 2007 (NO 36 OF 2007) - REG 89

    (1)     This section applies to an employer if—

        (a)     an employee is injured in an event at or near the employee's workplace; and

        (b)     the event is connected with the employment; and

        (c)     the injury results in the employee being incapacitated for work for more than 1 day, but less than 7 days.

    (2)     This section does not apply to an employer if the employer has given notice of the event to the chief executive.

    (3)     An employer must keep a record of an event mentioned in subsection (1) including—

        (a)     details of the event; and

        (b)     the nature and extent of the injury; and

        (c)     the reason for the employee's incapacity.

    (4)     An employer commits an offence if the employer does not keep the record mentioned in subsection (3) for a period of 5 years after the day the event occurred.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (5)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.