New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 144

144 Person must not refuse or delay entry of WHS entry permit holder

(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or unduly delay entry into a workplace by a WHS entry permit holder who is entitled to enter the workplace under this Part.

: WHS civil penalty provision.
Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--115 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of a body corporate--575 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) places an evidential burden on the accused to show a reasonable excuse.