New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 216

216 Regulator may accept WHS undertakings

(1) The regulator may accept a written undertaking (a
"WHS undertaking" ) given by a person in connection with a matter relating to a contravention or alleged contravention by the person of this Act.

Note : Section 230 (4) requires the regulator to publish guidelines in relation to the acceptance of WHS undertakings.

(2) A WHS undertaking cannot be accepted for a contravention or alleged contravention that is a Category 1 offence.

(3) The giving of a WHS undertaking does not constitute an admission of guilt by the person giving it in relation to the contravention or alleged contravention to which the undertaking relates.