New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2017 - REG 573

573 Information for local community--major incident

(1) As soon as practicable after a major incident occurs, the operator of the major hazard facility must take all reasonable steps to provide the persons specified in subclause (2) with information about the major incident, including--

(a) a general description of the major incident, and

(b) a description of the actions the operator has taken and proposes to take to prevent any recurrence of the major incident or the occurrence of a similar major incident, and

(c) recommended actions that the local authority and members of the local community should take to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety.

: Maximum penalty--

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

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

(2) The persons to whom information about a major incident must be given are--

(a) the local community, if a member of the local community was affected by the major incident, and

(b) the local authority, and

(c) any government department or agency with a regulatory role in relation to major hazard facilities.