(1) A supplier of a hazardous substance that the supplier knows, or ought reasonably to know, will be used by employees or contractors at a workplace must ensure that, at the time of supply:

(a)

each container in which the hazardous substance is supplied is labelled; and

(b) the label:

(i)

is in accordance with the National Code of Practice for the Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Substances [NOHSC:2012 (1994)]; and

(ii)

clearly identifies the hazardous substance; and

(iii)

sets out the name, and Australian address and telephone numbers (including an emergency number), of the manufacturer of the substance; and

(iv)

sets out the substance's risk phrases and safety phrases and any relevant health and safety information about the substance that is reasonably practicable for the supplier to provide.

Penalty:
10 penalty units.

Note   1    The manner in which a container is to be labelled is set out in the National Code of Practice for the Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Substances [NOHSC:2012 (1994)].
Note  2
For hazardous substances that are in use but supplied before this subregulation commences, see Division 5.

(2)

Strict liability applies to subparagraph (1) (b) (i).