684General power to grant exemptions

684 General power to grant exemptions

684 General power to grant exemptions

(1) The regulator may exempt a person, or class of persons, from compliance with a provision of this regulation.

(2) The exemption may be granted on the regulator’s own initiative or on the written application of one or more persons.

(3) This section is subject to the limitations set out in this part.

(4) This section does not apply to an exemption from—

(a) a provision requiring a person to hold a high risk work licence, or

(b) a provision of Chapter 9 relating to a major hazard facility or proposed major hazard facility,

(c) section 529D in relation to exempting a type of engineered stone from the section.

Note—

A decision to refuse to grant an exemption is a reviewable decision—see section 676.