57Licensee to keep work health and safety commissioner

57 Licensee to keep work health and safety commissioner informed (1) This section applies if a person believes that there will be a change to anything stated in— (a) a licence held by the person; or (b) the application for the licence made by the person; or (c) an application to amend the licence made by the person. Note If a person fails to comply with this section the work health and safety commissioner may take disciplinary action under pt 4.4 (see s 67). (2) The person must— (a) give the work health and safety commissioner written notice of the change no later than 7 days before the day the change happens; and (b) if the change affects a particular shown on the licence—return the licence to the work health and safety commissioner with the notice. Examples of changes 1 a change in a licensee’s close associates 2 a structural change in premises relevant to handling a dangerous substance

(3) If the change affects a particular shown on a licence, the work health and safety commissioner must amend the licence or issue another licence for the remainder of the period of the licence it replaces. (4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if the work health and safety commissioner is taking, or considering whether to take, action under part 4.4 (Disciplinary action) in relation to the licensee because of the change.