Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
416Duty to ensure medical examination if worker removed from lead risk work
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416 Duty to ensure medical examination if worker removed from lead risk work
416 Duty to ensure medical examination if worker removed from lead risk work
(1) This section applies if a worker is removed from carrying out lead risk work under section 415.
(2) The person conducting the business or undertaking who removes the worker from carrying out lead risk work must arrange for the worker to be medically examined by a registered medical practitioner with experience in health monitoring within 7 days after the day the worker is removed.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.
(3) The person must consult the worker in the selection of the registered medical practitioner.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.