Northern Territory Numbered Acts

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2007 (NO 31 OF 2007) - SECT 65

    (1)     If a reportable incident occurs, the employer must:

    (a)     notify the Authority as soon as practicable of its occurrence; and

    (b)     give the Authority a written report on the incident, in an approved form, within 48 hours after its occurrence.

    (2)     The employer must keep a copy of the report given to the Authority under subsection (1)(b) for at least 5 years after the date of the incident.

    (3)     The employer must, on request, make a copy of the report available for inspection by:

    (a)     an authorised person; or

    (b)     a person, or a representative of a person, who was injured in the incident, or who was exposed to risk of significant injury by the incident; or

    (c)     a representative of a person killed in the incident; or

    (d)     a health and safety representative; or

    (e)     a health and safety committee established by the employer.

    (4)     An employer who fails to comply with a provision of this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:     200 penalty units.