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Work Health and Safety Act 2011
20Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings
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20 Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings
involving management or control of workplaces
(1) In this section:
person with management or control of a workplace means a person
conducting a business or undertaking to the extent that the business
or undertaking involves the management or control, in whole or in
part, of the workplace but does not include—
(a) the occupier of a residence, unless the residence is occupied for
the purposes of, or as part of, the conduct of a business or
undertaking; or
(b) a prescribed person.
(2) The person with management or control of a workplace must ensure,
so far as is reasonably practicable, that the workplace, the means of
entering and exiting the workplace and anything arising from the
workplace are without risks to the health and safety of any person.