Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 684

684 .         General power to grant exemptions

        (1)         The regulator may exempt a person or class of persons from compliance with any of these regulations.

        (2)         The exemption may be granted on the regulator’s own initiative or on the written application of 1 or more persons.

        (3)         This regulation is subject to the limitations set out in this Part.

        (4)         This regulation does not apply to an exemption from —

            (a)         a provision requiring a person to hold a high risk work licence; or

            (b)         [not used]

            (c)         regulation 529D in relation to exempting a type of engineered stone from that regulation.

        Note for this regulation:

                A decision to refuse to grant an exemption is a reviewable decision (see regulation 676).

        [Regulation 684 amended: SL 2024/139 r. 8.]