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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.