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581 Matters to be taken into account
(1) For subregulation 580(3), if the operator is an individual, the regulator must have regard to all relevant matters, including the following:
(i) the Act, these Regulations or a former law of the Commonwealth or a State that deals with occupational health and safety; or
of which the operator has been convicted or found guilty;
Note: Division 3 of Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 provides that a person is not required to disclose a conviction which is spent in accordance with that Act.
(b) any enforceable undertaking the operator has entered into under:
(i) the Act, these Regulations or a former law of the Commonwealth or a State that deals with occupational health and safety; or
(c) in relation to any equivalent licence applied for or held by the operator under a corresponding WHS law:
(ii) any condition imposed on the licence, if granted, and the reason the condition was imposed; and
(iii) any suspension or cancellation of the licence, if granted, including any disqualification from applying for any licence;
(d) the operator’s record in relation to any matters arising under:
(i) the Act, these Regulations or a former law of the Commonwealth or a State that deals with occupational health and safety; or
(e) any advice or recommendations received from any agency of the Commonwealth with responsibility in relation to national security.
(2) For subregulation 580(3), if the operator is a body corporate, the regulator must have regard to all relevant matters, including the matters referred to in subregulation (1), in relation to: