Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
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538 Content of notification
538 Content of notification
(1) A notification under section 536 must be made in the way and form required by the regulator.
(2) The notification must include the following—
(a) information about the facility, including the nature of its operations,
(b) information about the operator, including the matters specified in subsection (3),
(c) information about the Schedule 15 chemicals present or likely to be present at the facility,
(d) the nomination of a contact person with whom the regulator can communicate for—
(i) this part, and
(ii) the licensing process,
(e) additional information required by the regulator.
Note—
See the Act, section 268, for offences relating to the giving of false or misleading information under the Act or this regulation.
(3) The information given under subsection (2)(b) must include the following—
(a) the operator’s name,
(b) whether or not the operator is a body corporate,
(c) other evidence of the operator’s identity required by the regulator,
(d) if the operator is an individual—
(i) a declaration as to whether or not the operator has ever been convicted or found guilty of an offence under the Act or this regulation or under a corresponding WHS law, and
(ii) details of a conviction or finding of guilt declared under subparagraph (i), and
(iii) a declaration as to whether or not the operator has ever entered into an enforceable undertaking under the Act or under a corresponding WHS law, and
(iv) details of an enforceable undertaking declared under subparagraph (iii), and
(v) if the operator has previously been refused a major hazard facility licence under a corresponding WHS law, a declaration giving details of that refusal, and
(vi) if the operator has previously held a major hazard facility licence under a corresponding WHS law, a declaration—