The obligation
Specific duties imposed on PCBUs in construction: designers must provide safety reports; persons commissioning work must consult with designers; principal contractors must manage the construction project.
Under WHS Regulation 294–296 (NT), persons who commission construction work must consult with the designer, and designers must provide a safety report to the commissioning person. Principal contractors bear overarching duties to manage health and safety across the construction project, including preparing and maintaining a WHS management plan and ensuring SWMS are prepared for high-risk construction work. These obligations apply to all PCBUs involved in construction work in the NT.
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- Specific duties imposed on PCBUs in construction: designers must provide safety reports; persons commissioning work must consult with designers; principal contractors must manage the construction project.
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Which WHS law does this come from?
PCBU duties in construction — designers, commissioners, principal contractors is a WHS requirement set out in Construction work (NT). It is made under Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT). The relevant provision is Construction Work > PCBU Duties § 2.1.
What does this WHS obligation require?
PCBU duties in construction — designers, commissioners, principal contractors is a WHS obligation under Construction work (NT). In short, Specific duties imposed on PCBUs in construction: designers must provide safety reports; persons commissioning work must consult with designers; principal contractors must manage the construction project.
What changed recently?
PCBU duties in construction — designers, commissioners, principal contractors was last updated on 26 August 2026.
