WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
84Duty of person conducting business or undertaking to ensure
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84 Duty of person conducting business or undertaking to ensure direct supervision (1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that a person supervising the work of a person carrying out high risk work as required by regulation 82(1)provides direct supervision of the person except in the circumstances set out in subregulation (2). (2) Direct supervision of a person is not required if: (a) the nature or circumstances of a particular task make direct supervision impracticable or unnecessary; and (b) the reduced level of supervision will not place the health or safety of the supervised person or any other person at risk. direct supervision of a person means the oversight by the supervising person of the work of that person for the purposes of: (a) directing, demonstrating, monitoring and checking the person's work in a way that is appropriate to the person's level of competency; and (b) ensuring a capacity to respond in an emergency situation.