Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 314

314 .         Further health and safety duties: specific regulations

                The principal contractor for a construction project must put in place arrangements for ensuring compliance at the workplace with the following —

            (a)         Part 3.2 Division 2;

            (b)         Part 3.2 Division 3;

            (c)         Part 3.2 Division 4;

            (d)         Part 3.2 Division 5;

            (e)         Part 3.2 Division 7;

            (f)         Part 3.2 Division 8;

            (g)         Part 3.2 Division 9;

            (h)         Part 3.2 Division 10;

                  (i)         Part 4.4;

            (j)         Part 6.3 Division 4.

        Penalty:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        Note for this regulation:

                All persons conducting a business or undertaking at the construction project workplace have these same duties (see Part 3.2 of these regulations and section 19 of the Act). Section 16 of the Act provides for situations in which more than 1 person has the same duty.