Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATION 2007 (NO 36 OF 2007) - REG 27

    (1)     A person in control of a workplace must ensure that anyone allowed at the workplace has safe access to—

        (a)     each place at the workplace where the person is allowed; and

        (b)     any amenities at the workplace where the person is allowed.

    (2)     A person in control of a workplace commits an offence if a passage or emergency exit at the workplace contains anything that could hinder or prevent the safe and quick exit of anyone in an emergency.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

Division 3.3.2     Personal protective and safety equipment