New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2017 - REG 303

303 Safe work method statement must be kept

(1) Subject to subclause (2), a person conducting a business or undertaking must keep a copy of the safe work method statement until the high risk construction work to which it relates is completed.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--15 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of a body corporate--70 penalty units.

(2) If a notifiable incident occurs in connection with the high risk construction work to which the statement relates, the person must keep the statement for at least 2 years after the incident occurs.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--15 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of a body corporate--70 penalty units.

(3) The person must ensure that for the period for which the statement must be kept under this clause, a copy is readily accessible to any worker engaged by the person to carry out the high risk construction work.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--40 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of a body corporate--210 penalty units.

(4) The person must ensure that for the period for which the statement must be kept under this clause, a copy is available for inspection under the Act.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--15 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of a body corporate--70 penalty units.