Victorian Numbered Regulations

EQUIPMENT (PUBLIC SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2017 (SR NO 23 OF 2017) - REG 44

A person who is in charge of prescribed equipment at an equipment site must notify the Authority immediately after becoming aware of an incident involving the equipment which results in one or more of the following—

        (a)     the death of any person;

        (b)     a person requiring medical treatment within 48 hours of exposure to a substance;

        (c)     a person requiring immediate treatment as an in-patient in a hospital;

        (d)     a person requiring immediate treatment for—

              (i)     the amputation of any part of a person's body; or

              (ii)     a serious head injury; or

              (iii)     a serious eye injury; or

              (iv)     the separation of a person's skin from underlying tissue (such as de-gloving or scalping); or

              (v)     an electric shock; or    

              (vi)     a spinal injury; or

              (vii)     the loss of a bodily function; or

              (viii)     any serious laceration.

Penalty:     60 penalty units for a natural person;

300 penalty units for a body corporate.