Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
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16 Inconsistencies between provisions
If a provision of any document applied, adopted or incorporated by, or referred to in, these Regulations is inconsistent with any provision in these Regulations, the provision of these Regulations prevails.
Reg. 17 revoked by S.R. No. 141/2020 reg. 6.
Chapter 2—General duties and issue resolution
Part 2.1—General duties
18 Proper installation, use and maintenance of risk control measures
(1) A person who is required by these Regulations to use any particular measure to control risk must ensure that the measure is properly installed (if applicable), used and maintained.
Act compliance—sections 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30 and 31 (see regulation 7).
(2) This regulation does not apply to a measure required by Part 5.2 (Major hazard facilities) or Part 5.3 (Mines).