Work Health and Safety Act 2011
216Regulator may accept WHS undertakings
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216 Regulator may accept WHS undertakings (1) The regulator may accept a written undertaking (a WHS undertaking) given by a person in connection with a matter relating to a contravention or alleged contravention by the person of Note Section 230 (3) requires the regulator to publish guidelines in relation to the acceptance of WHS undertakings. (2) However, a WHS undertaking cannot be accepted for a contravention or alleged contravention of— (a) a category 1 offence; or (b) an industrial manslaughter offence. (3) The giving of a WHS undertaking does not constitute an admission of guilt by the person giving it in relation to the contravention or alleged contravention to which the undertaking relates.