39Person in control of premises—safety duty to report

39 Person in control of premises—safety duty to report actual or likely dangerous occurrences (1) If a person in control of premises believes there is a substantial likelihood of a dangerous occurrence happening at the premises, the person must— (a) if the occurrence is likely to cause death or serious harm to a person or substantial damage to property or the environment— tell the work health and safety commissioner about the person’s belief immediately after the person forms the belief; and (b) in any other case—tell the work health and safety commissioner about the person’s belief as soon as possible after the person forms the belief or, if a period is prescribed by regulation, within the prescribed period. (2) A person in control of premises where a dangerous occurrence has happened must tell the work health and safety commissioner about the occurrence— (a) if the occurrence causes death or serious harm to a person or substantial damage to property or the environment— immediately after the occurrence happens; and (b) in any other case—as soon as possible after the occurrence happens or, if a period is prescribed by regulation, within the prescribed period.