Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) Everyone involved in the design, manufacture, import, supply, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, repair, decommissioning, dismantling or disposal of plant or a system for handling a dangerous substance must take all reasonable steps to minimise the risks resulting from the handling of the substance by the plant or system.
Note 1 Plant includes a building or other structure (see dict).
Note 2 A failure to comply with this section may be an offence (see pt 3.2).
(2) A person operating, maintaining or repairing the plant or system must tell a relevant person about—
(a) anything in relation to the plant or system that the person believes is likely to cause a dangerous occurrence; and
(b) anything else that the person believes is a defect in the plant or system.
(3) To remove any doubt, this section applies to all plant and systems for handling a dangerous substance, whether or not the handling is a non-commercial handling of the substance.
(4) In this section:
"relevant person", for plant or a system, means—
(a) a person in control of the plant or system; or
(b) a person in control of the premises where the plant or system is located.
Note For the meaning of person in control , see s 17.