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Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
16More than one person can have a duty
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16 More than one person can have a duty
(1) More than one person can concurrently have the same duty.
(2) Each duty holder must comply with that duty to the standard
required by this Act even if another duty holder has the same duty.
(3) If more than one person has a duty for the same matter, each
(a) retains responsibility for the person's duty in relation to the
matter; and
(b) must discharge the person's duty to the extent to which the
person has the capacity to influence and control the matter or
would have had that capacity but for an agreement or
arrangement purporting to limit or remove that capacity.