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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
573Information for local community – major incident
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573 Information for local community – major incident
(1) As soon as practicable after a major incident occurs, the operator of
the major hazard facility must take all reasonable steps to provide
the persons specified in subregulation (2) with information about the
major incident, including:
(a) a general description of the major incident; and
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(b) a description of the actions the operator has taken and
proposes to take to prevent any recurrence of the major
incident or the occurrence of a similar major incident; and
(c) recommended actions that the local authority and members of
the local community should take to eliminate or minimise risks
to health and safety.
(2) The persons to whom information about a major incident must be
given are:
(a) the local community, if a member of the local community was
affected by the major incident; and
(b) the local authority; and
(c) any government department or agency with a regulatory role