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427 Access to asbestos register
(1) A person with management or control of a workplace where an asbestos register is kept must ensure that the asbestos register is readily accessible to:
(c) a person conducting a business or undertaking who has carried out, carries out or intends to carry out, work at the workplace; and
(d) a person conducting a business or undertaking who has required, requires, or intends to require work to be carried out at the workplace.
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) If a person conducting a business or undertaking carries out, or intends to carry out, work at a workplace that involves a risk of exposure to airborne asbestos, the person with management or control of the workplace must ensure that the person is given a copy of the asbestos register.
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.