sec.696Designers, importers, manufacturers and suppliers

### sec.696 Designers, importers, manufacturers and suppliers This section applies if— a person designs, imports, manufactures, modifies or supplies plant or equipment for use at a particular operating plant; and a safety requirement applies to that type of plant or equipment. The person must take reasonable steps to ensure the plant or equipment, as designed, imported, manufactured, modified or supplied, complies with the safety requirement. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 814 . If the person becomes aware of a defect or hazard associated with the plant or equipment, the person must take reasonable steps to inform the operator, or proposed operator, of the operating plant of— the nature of the defect or hazard and its significance; and any controls or modifications the person is aware of that have been developed to eliminate or correct the defect or hazard or to manage the risk. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 814 . s 696 amd 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 (sec.696-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person designs, imports, manufactures, modifies or supplies plant or equipment for use at a particular operating plant; and a safety requirement applies to that type of plant or equipment. (sec.696-ssec.2) The person must take reasonable steps to ensure the plant or equipment, as designed, imported, manufactured, modified or supplied, complies with the safety requirement. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 814 . (sec.696-ssec.3) If the person becomes aware of a defect or hazard associated with the plant or equipment, the person must take reasonable steps to inform the operator, or proposed operator, of the operating plant of— the nature of the defect or hazard and its significance; and any controls or modifications the person is aware of that have been developed to eliminate or correct the defect or hazard or to manage the risk. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 814 . - (a) a person designs, imports, manufactures, modifies or supplies plant or equipment for use at a particular operating plant; and - (b) a safety requirement applies to that type of plant or equipment. - (a) the nature of the defect or hazard and its significance; and - (b) any controls or modifications the person is aware of that have been developed to eliminate or correct the defect or hazard or to manage the risk.