Dangerous Substances Act 2004

A regulation may prescribe what are, or are not, reasonable steps in relation to a risk.

However, if a regulation does not prescribe what are, or are not reasonable steps in relation to a risk, all of the following must be considered in working out whether reasonable steps have been taken to minimise the risk:

the seriousness of the risk;

the current state of knowledge about—

the hazard giving rise to the risk and the risk itself; and

any ways of eliminating the hazard or minimising the risk;

the availability and suitability of ways to eliminate the hazard or minimise the risk;

the cost of eliminating the hazard or minimising the risk;

anything else prescribed by regulation.