Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

WORK SAFETY REGULATION 2009 (NO 45 OF 2009) - REG 120

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person carries out high risk work; and

        (b)     the person is not licensed to carry out the work.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if—

        (a)     the person holds a national licence to carry out the high risk work; or

        (b)     the person—

              (i)     is a trainee; and

              (ii)     carries out the high risk work in accordance with division 8.4 (Trainees under supervision); or

        (c)     the person (other than a person doing scaffolding, dogging or rigging work) is testing, trialling, installing, commissioning, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering or disposing of plant; or

        (d)     the high risk work is exempt under an exemption granted by the chief executive under division 8.7 (Exemptions).

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