Inconsistencies, &c., with other Acts
8 Inconsistencies, &c., with other Acts
If a provision of this Act is inconsistent with a provision of any of the following Acts, the provision of that Act prevails over the provision of this Act to the extent of the inconsistency:Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2010;Emergency Management Act 2006;Gas Industry Act 2019;Poisons Act 1971;Radiation Protection Act 2005;Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005.
If – this Act imposes a safety obligation on a person; and any of the other Acts referred to in subsection (1) imposes an obligation on the person or on another person that is at least equivalent to the safety obligation – compliance with the obligation under the other Act is taken, for this Act, to be compliance with the safety obligation.
This Act is in addition to but does not derogate from any other Act relating to the health or safety of persons in a workplace.
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