Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies to:
(a) an operator; and
(b) an employer; and
(c) another person in control of:
(i) a facility; or
(ii) a part of a facility; or
(iii) particular work carried out at a facility.
(2) The person must not allow a hazardous substance, referred to in column 2 of an item in Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 3.2, to be used in any circumstance other than a circumstance specified in column 3 of the item.
(3) An offence against subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution against subregulation (2) that the use is in accordance with an exemption granted by NOPSEMA under regulation 3.7.
(5) Subregulation (2) does not apply to the use of chrysotile asbestos if the chrysotile asbestos is in a product specified in the National List of Exemptions contained in Schedule 2 to the National Model Regulations for the Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances [NOHSC:1005(1994)] published by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council, as existing from time to time.