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Management of risks

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Part 2Health and safety duties
Division 1Introductory
Subdivision 1Principles that apply to duties

17 Management of risks

A duty imposed on a person to ensure health and safety requires the person:

(a)

to eliminate risks to health and safety, so far as is reasonably practicable; and

(b)

if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate risks to health and safety, to minimise those risks so far as is reasonably practicable.

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