Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 332

332 .         Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to registered medical practitioner

        (1)         This regulation applies if a registered medical practitioner —

            (a)         reasonably believes that knowing the chemical identity of an ingredient of a hazardous chemical may help to treat a patient; and

            (b)         requests the manufacturer or importer of the hazardous chemical to give the registered medical practitioner the chemical identity of the ingredient; and

            (c)         gives an undertaking to the manufacturer or importer that the chemical identity of the ingredient will be used only to help treat the patient; and

            (d)         gives an undertaking to the manufacturer or importer to give the manufacturer or importer as soon as practicable a written statement about the need to obtain the chemical identity of the ingredient.

        (2)         The manufacturer or importer of a hazardous chemical must give the registered medical practitioner the chemical identity of an ingredient of the hazardous chemical as soon as practicable.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

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

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