New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2017 - REG 556

556 Control of risk

(1) The operator of a determined major hazard facility must implement control measures that--

(a) eliminate, so far as is reasonably practicable, the risk of a major incident occurring, or

(b) if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate that risk--minimise that risk so far as is reasonably practicable.

Note : WHS Act--section 20 (see clause 9).

(2) The operator of a determined major hazard facility must implement risk control measures designed to minimise, in the event of a major incident occurring, its magnitude and the severity of its consequences to persons both on-site and off-site.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--70 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of a body corporate--345 penalty units.