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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
572Information for local community – general
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572 Information for local community – general
(1) The operator of a licensed major hazard facility must ensure the
provision of the following information to the local community and the
local authority:
(a) the name and location of the major hazard facility;
(b) the name, position and contact details of a contact person
from whom information may be obtained;
(c) a general description of the major hazard facility's operations;
(d) the means by which the local community will be informed of a
major incident occurring;
(e) the actions, as specified in the major hazard facility's
emergency plan, that members of the local community should
take if a major incident occurs;
(f) a summary of the safety case for the major hazard facility.
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(2) The operator must ensure that the information provided under
subregulation (1) is:
(a) set out and expressed in a way that is readily accessible and
understandable to persons who are not familiar with the major
hazard facility and its operations; and
(b) reviewed and as necessary revised if a modification is made
to the major hazard facility; and
(c) sent in writing to any community or public library serving the
local community.
(3) In complying with subregulation (1), the operator is not required to
disclose information that may expose the major hazard facility to a
major incident hazard in relation to the security of the major hazard
(4) The operator of a licensed major hazard facility who receives a
written request from a person who reasonably believes that the
occurrence of a major incident at the major hazard facility may
adversely affect his or her health or safety must give that person a
copy of the information provided to the local community under this