Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 (NO. 35 OF 2011) - SECT 41

A person must not conduct a business or undertaking at a workplace or direct or allow a worker to carry out work at a workplace if—

        (a)     a regulation requires the workplace or workplaces in that class of workplace to be authorised; and

        (b)     the workplace is not authorised in accordance with the regulation.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     in the case of an individual—$50 000; or

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate—$250 000.

Note     Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence (see  s 12A).