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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
534Meaning of modification of a facility
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534 Meaning of modification of a facility
(1) In these Regulations, a reference to a modification of a major
hazard facility is a reference to a change or proposed change at the
major hazard facility that has or would have the effect of:
(a) creating a major incident hazard that has not previously been
identified; or
(b) significantly increasing the likelihood of a major incident
occurring; or
(c) in relation to a major incident that may occur – significantly
increasing:
(i) its magnitude; or
(ii) the severity of its health and safety consequences.
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(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), a change or proposed
change at a major hazard facility means a change or proposed
change of any kind, including any of the following:
(a) a change to any plant, structure, process or chemical or other
substance used in a process, including the introduction of new
plant, a new structure, a new process or a new chemical;
(b) a change to the quantity of Schedule 15 chemicals present or
likely to be present at the major hazard facility;
(c) a change to the operation, or the nature of the operation, of
the major hazard facility;
(d) a change in the workers' safety role;
(e) a change to the major hazard facility's safety management
system;
(f) an organisational change at the major hazard facility, including
a change in its senior management.