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s 16B

Occupational health and safety duties offence—recklessness

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Schedule 2APetroleum environmental laws: additional NOPSEMA inspection powers
Part 4OHS inspections
Division 1AOccupational health and safety duties: enforcement

16B Occupational health and safety duties offence—recklessness

Offence

(1)

A person commits an offence if:

(a)

the person is subject to a health and safety requirement; and

(b)

the person omits to do an act; and

(c)

the omission breaches the requirement.

Penalty: 3,500 penalty units.

Fault elements

(2)

Absolute liability applies to paragraph (1)(a).

Note:

For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.

(3)

Recklessness applies to paragraphs (1)(b) and (c).

Note:

For recklessness, see section 5.4 of the Criminal Code.

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