Queensland Numbered Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 No. 18 - SECT 364

Section 45—

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'(1) This section applies in a proceeding for an offence against this Act.

'(2) A code of practice is admissible in the proceeding as evidence of whether or not a duty under this Act has been complied with.

'(3) The court may—

(a) have regard to the code as evidence of what is known about a hazard or risk, risk assessment or risk control to which the code relates; and

(b) rely on the code in deciding what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances to which the code relates.

Note—

See section 28 for the meaning of reasonably practicable.

'(4) Nothing in this section prevents a person from introducing evidence of compliance with this Act in a way that is different from the code but provides a standard of electrical safety that is equivalent to or higher than the standard required in the code.'.