Section 43 — Work Health and Safety Act 2011: Requirements for authorisation of work
Text of the provision Official document
(1) A person must not carry out work at a workplace if: (a) the regulations require the work, or class of work, to be carried out by, or on behalf of, a person who is authorised; and (b) the person, or the person on whose behalf the work is carried out, is not authorised in accordance with the regulations. Penalty: The tier C monetary penalty. (2) A person who conducts a business or undertaking must not direct or allow a worker to carry out work at a workplace if: (a) the regulations require the work, or class of work, to be carried out by, or on behalf of, a person who is authorised; and (b) the person, or the person on whose behalf the work is to be carried out, is not authorised in accordance with the regulations. Penalty: The tier C monetary penalty.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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