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56: Duty to notify notifiable event
or “You must report serious incidents to the regulator immediately”
You could also call this:

“Keep records of notifiable events for 5 years”

You need to keep a record of each notifiable event for at least 5 years from the date you tell the regulator about it under section 56. The record must include any details that the rules say it should have.

If you don’t keep these records, you’re breaking the law. If you’re caught and found guilty, you could be fined. If you’re an individual, you might have to pay up to $5,000. If you’re not an individual (like a company), you might have to pay up to $25,000.

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Duties to preserve sites and notify notifiable events

57Requirement to keep records

  1. A PCBU must keep a record of each notifiable event for at least 5 years from the date on which notice of the event is given to the regulator under section 56.

  2. A record kept under subsection (1) must contain the particulars prescribed by regulations (if any).

  3. A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction,—

  4. for an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000:
    1. for any other person, to a fine not exceeding $25,000.

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