Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

WORK SAFETY REGULATION 2009 (NO 45 OF 2009) - REG 83

    (1)     A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace where there is a risk of unsafe oxygen levels or unsafe levels of unclassified inhalable dust commits an offence if the person does not ensure that—

        (a)     the unsafe place in the person's workplace is isolated; and

        (b)     appropriate warning signs are displayed at entry points to the unsafe place.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

    (2)     A person in control of premises where there is a risk of unsafe oxygen levels or unsafe levels of unclassified inhalable dust commits an offence if the person does not ensure that—

        (a)     the unsafe place in the premises is isolated; and

        (b)     appropriate warning signs are displayed at entry points to the unsafe place.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

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