Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
313Copy of WHS management plan must be kept
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313 Copy of WHS management plan must be kept
313 Copy of WHS management plan must be kept
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the principal contractor for a construction project must ensure that a copy of the WHS management plan for the project is kept until the project to which it relates is completed.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.
(2) If a notifiable incident occurs in connection with the construction project to which the statement relates, the person must keep the WHS management plan for at least 2 years after the incident occurs.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.
(3) The person must ensure that, for the period for which the WHS management plan must be kept under this section, a copy is readily accessible to a person who is to carry out construction work in connection with the construction project.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—43 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—217 penalty units.
(4) The person must ensure that for the period for which the WHS management plan must be kept under this section, a copy is available for inspection under the Act.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.
(5) In this section—
WHS management plan means the initial plan and all revised versions of the plan.