Principle 1: WHS duties cannot be contracted out or transferred
There are four principles that apply to all WHS duties in the model WHS Act. This fact sheet provides information on the principle that WHS duties cannot be contracted out or transferred.
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- How to manage WHS risks - Code of Practice.
- WHS duties page
- Consultation page
- Principles that apply to work health and safety duties
- Principles that apply to work health and safety duties: overview
- Principle 1: WHS duties cannot be contracted out or transferred
- Principle 2: A person can have more than one duty
- Principle 3: More than one person can have the same duty
- Principle 4: Management of risks
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