Northern Territory Numbered Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS (NO 59 OF 2011) - REG 349

    (1)     A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that an outer warning placard is prominently displayed at the workplace if the total quantity of a Schedule 11 hazardous chemical or group of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals used, handled or stored at the workplace exceeds the placard quantity for the Schedule 11 hazardous chemical or group of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals.

Maximum penalty:

(a)     in the case of an individual – $6 000.

(b)     in the case of a body corporate – $30 000.

Note for subregulation (1)

Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence. See section 12B of the Act.

    (2)     An outer warning placard must comply with Schedule 13.

    (3)     This regulation does not apply to a workplace if:

(a)     the workplace is a retail outlet; and

(b)     the Schedule 11 hazardous chemical or group of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals is used to refuel a vehicle, and is either:

(i)     a flammable gas; or

(ii)     a flammable liquid.