Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 500

500 Matters to be taken into account

For section 497 (2) (e) and (f) , the regulator must have regard to all relevant matters including the following—

(a) any relevant WHS conviction of the applicant (or in the case of a body corporate, any officer of the body corporate);

(b) any offence in relation to the unlawful disposal of hazardous waste under either of the following Acts for which the applicant (or in the case of a body corporate, any officer of the body corporate) has a conviction—

(i) the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or

Note—

See sections 437 (Offences of causing serious environmental harm), 438 (Offences of causing material environmental harm) of that Act for examples of relevant provisions.

(ii) the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 ;

Note—

See sections 103 (General littering provision) and 104 (Illegal dumping of waste provision) of that Act for examples of relevant provisions.

(c) the cancellation or suspension of any equivalent licence held by the applicant (or in the case of a body corporate, any officer of the body corporate), or any refusal to grant an equivalent licence to the applicant (or officer), under a relevant WHS law;

(d) any enforceable undertaking the applicant (or in the case of a body corporate, any officer of the body corporate) has entered into under a relevant WHS law;

(e) the record of the applicant (or in the case of a body corporate, any officer of the body corporate) in relation to any matters arising under a relevant WHS law.