South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 521

521—Matters taken into account

        (1)         In making a decision under regulation 520, the regulator must have regard to—

            (a)         any submissions made by the licence holder under regulation 522; and

            (b)         any advice received from a corresponding regulator.

        (2)         For the purposes of regulation 520(1)(a) and (b), if the licence holder is an individual, the regulator must have regard to all relevant matters, including the following:

            (a)         any offence under the Act or these regulations or under a corresponding WHS law, of which the licence holder has been convicted or found guilty;

            (b)         any enforceable undertaking the licence holder has entered into under this Act or a corresponding WHS law;

            (c)         in relation to any equivalent licence applied for or held by the licence holder under the Act or these regulations or under a corresponding WHS law—

                  (i)         any refusal to grant the licence; and

                  (ii)         any condition imposed on the licence, if granted; and

                  (iii)         any suspension or cancellation of the licence, if granted, including any disqualification from applying for any licence;

            (d)         the record of the licence holder in relation to any matters arising under the Act or these regulations or under a corresponding WHS law.

        (3)         For the purposes of regulation 520(1)(a) and (b), if the licence holder is a body corporate, the regulator must have regard to all relevant matters, including the matters referred to in subregulation (2), in relation to—

            (a)         the body corporate; and

            (b)         each officer of the body corporate.