Duty of contractor to manage prescribed activities
7 Duty of contractor to manage prescribed activities
A contractor must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that each prescribed activity carried out on a network by a person for whom the contractor is responsible is carried out safely.
Penalty for this subregulation:
for an individual, a fine of $50 000;
for a body corporate, a fine of $250 000.
A contractor contravenes subregulation (1) if the contractor fails to —
provide, so far as is reasonably practicable, adequate instruction, training and supervision to persons for whom the contractor is responsible, taking into account the nature of the prescribed activities carried out by those persons and the competence of those persons; or
ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons who are carrying out prescribed activities on the network, and for whom the contractor is responsible, comply with the design of the network; or
ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons who are carrying out prescribed activities on the network, and for whom the contractor is responsible, comply with the work practices applicable to the prescribed activities.
Subregulation (2) does not limit the generality of subregulation (1).
[Regulation 7 amended: SL 2021/218 r. 8 and 12.]
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