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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
294Person who commissions work must consult with designer
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294 Person who commissions work must consult with designer
(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking that commissions
construction work in relation to a structure must, so far as is
reasonably practicable, consult with the designer of the whole or
any part of the structure about how to ensure that risks to health
and safety arising from the design during the construction work are:
(a) eliminated, so far as is reasonably practicable; or
(b) if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risks,
(2) Consultation must include giving the designer any information that
the person who commissions the construction work has in relation
to the hazards and risks at the workplace where the construction
work is to be carried out.