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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS (NO 59 OF 2011) - REG 53

Flammable and combustible material not to be accumulated

    (1)     A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that, if flammable or combustible substances are kept at the workplace, the substances are kept at the lowest practicable quantity for the workplace.

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)     In this regulation:

flammable or combustible substances include:

(a)     flammable and combustible liquids, including waste liquids, in containers, whether empty or full; and

(b)     gas cylinders, whether empty or full.



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