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Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004
35ADuty to consult with other employers in relation to duties relating to labour hire
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35A Duty to consult with other employers in relation to duties relating to labour hire
(1) This section applies if—
(a) a person is taken to be an employer of a worker under section 5A; and
(b) as a result, the person has duties under this Act in relation to the worker; and
(c) one or more other persons have a duty in relation to the same worker, whether because the other person or persons are taken to be an employer of the worker under section 5A or because the worker is otherwise an employee of the other person or persons.
(2) Each person who has a duty in relation to the same worker must, so far as is reasonably practicable, consult, co‑operate and co‑ordinate activities with each other person who has a duty in relation to the same worker.
Penalty: 180 penalty units for a natural person;
900 penalty units for a body corporate.
S. 36 repealed by No. 49/2018 s. 19.