Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1994 No. 414 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT) (NATIONAL STANDARDS) REGULATIONS - REG 3.10

3.10. (1) A contractor at a workplace must, as far as reasonably practicable:

   (a)  comply with any noise control measure implemented in accordance with
        this Part; and

   (b)  tell the employer, as soon as practicable, of any defect of which the
        contractor is aware in any noise control equipment located at the
        workplace. Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) If a contractor is given a personal hearing protector, the contractor
must:

   (a)  use the protector; and

   (b)  tell the employer, as soon as practicable, of any defect of which the
        contractor is aware in the protector. Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(3) To avoid doubt, subregulations (1) and (2) do not affect any existing or
future right at common law that would, but for this subregulation, be affected
by those subregulations.