Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATION 2007 (NO 36 OF 2007) - REG 6

    (1)     This section applies if a provision of this regulation (other than a provision in chapter 3) requires a person to ensure that something is or is not done in relation to a workplace.

Note     The Act requires people to ensure things, but this provision does not apply to the use of ensure in the Act.

    (2)     The requirement is satisfied if the person takes all reasonably practicable steps—

        (a)     to eliminate the risks that might result if the requirement were not met; or

        (b)     if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risks—to minimise the risks.

Note     For the meaning of reasonably practicable steps , see s 8. For minimising risk, see s 9.

    (3)     Subsection (2) does not limit the ways in which the requirement may be satisfied.

Note     Risk is defined in the Act, dictionary.