South Australian Numbered Acts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE (SAFEWORK SA) AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO 41 OF 2005) - SECT 7

7—Amendment of section 22—Duties of employers and self-employed persons

Section 22(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:

        (2)         An employer or self-employed person must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that any other person (not being an employee employed or engaged by the employer or the self-employed person) is safe from injury and risks to health—

            (a)         while the other person is at a workplace that is under the management and control of the employer or self-employed person; or

            (b)         while the other person is in a situation where he or she could be adversely affected through an act or omission occurring in connection with the work of the employer or self-employed person.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a first offence—Division 2 fine;

            (b)         for a subsequent offence—Division 1 fine.