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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Enforcement and other matters - Inspectors and health and safety medical practitioners - Inspectors

175: Power to require name and address

You could also call this:

“Inspectors can ask for your name and address if they think you've broken health and safety laws”

If you are doing something against health and safety laws, or if an inspector thinks you might have broken these laws, they can ask you to tell them your name and where you live. This is part of their job to keep people safe at work.

When the inspector asks you for this information, they need to explain why they’re asking and tell you that it’s against the law to refuse without a good reason. It’s important to understand that you must give this information when asked.

If the inspector thinks you might not be telling the truth about your name or address, they can ask you to prove that the information you gave is correct. This helps make sure that the right person is held responsible for any health and safety issues.

Remember, these rules are there to help keep everyone safe at work. It’s always best to be honest and cooperate with inspectors when they ask for your details.

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Inspectors and health and safety medical practitioners: Inspectors

175Power to require name and address

  1. An inspector may require a person to provide the person's name and residential address if—

  2. the inspector finds the person committing an offence against relevant health and safety legislation; or
    1. the inspector finds the person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the inspector to reasonably suspect the person has committed an offence against relevant health and safety legislation.

      1. When asking a person to provide his or her name and residential address, the inspector must—

      2. tell the person the reason for the requirement to provide his or her name and residential address; and
        1. warn the person that it is an offence to fail to provide his or her name and residential address, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

          1. If the inspector reasonably believes that the name and residential address a person provides are false, the inspector may require the person to give evidence of their correctness.

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