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Work Health and Safety Act 2011
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23 Duties of persons conducting businesses or
undertakings that manufacture plant, substances or
structures
(1) This section applies to a person (the manufacturer) who conducts a
business or undertaking that manufactures—
(2) The manufacturer must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable,
that the plant, substance or structure is manufactured to be without
risks to the health and safety of persons—
purpose for which it was designed or manufactured; or
(3) The manufacturer must carry out, or arrange the carrying out of, any
calculations, analysis, testing or examination that may be necessary
for the performance of the duty imposed by subsection (2).
(4) The manufacturer must give adequate information to each person to
whom the manufacturer provides the plant, substance or structure
concerning—
(5) The manufacturer, on request, must, so far as is reasonably
practicable, give current relevant information on the matters referred
to in subsection (4) to a person who carries out, or is to carry out, any
of the activities referred to in subsection (2) (a) to (e).