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Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
Div 5of this Part for an offence relating to the duty of an officer
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Division 5 of this Part for an offence relating to the duty of an officer
under this section is the maximum penalty fixed for an officer of a
person conducting a business or undertaking for that offence.
(3) Despite anything to the contrary in section 33, if the duty or
obligation of a person conducting a business or undertaking was
imposed under a provision other than a provision of Division 2 or 3
of this Part or this Division, the maximum penalty under section 33
for an offence by an officer under section 33 in relation to the duty
or obligation is the maximum penalty fixed under the provision
creating the duty or obligation for an individual who fails to comply
with the duty or obligation.
(4) An officer of a person conducting a business or undertaking may be
convicted or found guilty of an offence under this Act relating to a
duty under this section whether or not the person conducting the
business or undertaking has been convicted or found guilty of an
offence under this Act relating to the duty or obligation.
(5) In this section:
due diligence includes taking reasonable steps:
(a) to acquire and keep up-to-date knowledge of work health and
safety matters; and
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(b) to gain an understanding of the nature of the operations of the
business or undertaking of the person conducting the
business or undertaking and generally of the hazards and
risks associated with those operations; and
(c) to ensure that the person conducting the business or
undertaking has available for use, and uses, appropriate
resources and processes to eliminate or minimise risks to
health and safety from work carried out as part of the conduct
of the business or undertaking; and
(d) to ensure that the person conducting the business or
undertaking has appropriate processes for receiving and
considering information regarding incidents, hazards and risks
and responding in a timely way to that information; and
(e) to ensure that the person conducting the business or
undertaking has, and implements, processes for complying
with any duty or obligation of the person conducting the
business or undertaking under this Act; and
(f) to verify the provision and use of the resources and processes
referred to in paragraphs (c) to (e).
Example for definition due diligence, paragraph (e)
For the purposes of paragraph (e), the duties or obligations under this Act of a
person conducting a business or undertaking may include the following:
• reporting notifiable incidents;
• consulting with workers;
• ensuring compliance with notices issued under this Act;
• ensuring the provision of training and instruction to workers about work
health and safety;
• ensuring that health and safety representatives receive their entitlements
to training.