Information for local community—major incident
573 Information for local community—major incident
As soon as practicable after a major incident occurs, the operator of the major hazard facility must take all reasonable steps to provide the persons specified in subsection (2) with information about the major incident, including—
a general description of the major incident; and
a description of the actions the operator has taken and proposes to take to prevent any recurrence of the major incident or the occurrence of a similar major incident; and
recommended actions that SEMSOG and members of the local community should take to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety.
Maximum penalty: tier E monetary penalty.
Note Strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under this regulation, unless otherwise stated (see s 6A).
The persons to whom information about a major incident must be given are—
the local community, if a member of the local community was affected by the major incident; and
SEMSOG; and
any Commonwealth government department or agency, or territory authority or administrative unit, with a regulatory role in relation to major hazard facilities.
Note SEMSOG—see the dictionary.
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