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338 Supplier labelling hazardous chemicals
(1) The supplier of a hazardous chemical must not supply the hazardous chemical to another workplace if the supplier knows or ought reasonably to know that the hazardous chemical is not correctly labelled in accordance with regulation 335.
Note: Section 12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section 12F of the Act includes these Regulations.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a hazardous chemical if the chemical:
(a) was manufactured or imported before 1 January 2023; and
(b) was, at the time it was manufactured or imported, labelled in accordance with the GHS 3.