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Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) 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 this
Act.
Section 230(3) requires the regulator to publish guidelines in relation to the
acceptance of WHS undertakings.
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(2) A WHS undertaking cannot be accepted for a contravention or
alleged contravention that is a Category 1 offence.
Section 34C(b) prevents a WHS undertaking from being accepted in respect of
industrial manslaughter.
(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.