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Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012
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Part 2—Application
10—Application of Act to dangerous goods and high risk plant
The following provisions of the Act are excluded from the operation of Schedule 1 to the Act:
(a) Divisions 2 to 8 of Part 5;
(b) Part 6;
(c) Part 7.
11—Application of these regulations
A duty imposed on a person under a provision of these regulations in relation to health and safety does not limit or affect any duty the person has under the Act or, unless otherwise expressly provided, any other provision of these regulations.
12—Assessment of risk in relation to a class of hazards, tasks, circumstances or things
If these regulations require an assessment of risks to health and safety associated with a hazard, task, thing or circumstance, an assessment of risks associated with a class of hazards, tasks, things or circumstances may be conducted if—
(a) all hazards, tasks, things or circumstances in the class are the same; and
(b) the assessment of risks for the class does not result in any worker or other person being exposed to a greater, additional or different risk to health and safety than if the risk assessment were carried out in relation to each individual hazard, task, thing or circumstance.