The obligation
A person with management or control of plant at a workplace must manage risks to health and safety associated with that plant (WHS Reg 203).
Under WHS Regulation 203 (as adopted in NT), a person with management or control of plant must manage associated health and safety risks. The Code requires duty holders to: identify reasonably foreseeable hazards; eliminate risks so far as reasonably practicable; if elimination is not reasonably practicable, apply the hierarchy of controls. Risk management must be documented and reviewed.
- What
- A person with management or control of plant at a workplace must manage risks to health and safety associated with that plant (WHS Reg 203).
- Source
- worksafe.nt.gov.au
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Duty to manage risks associated with plant is a WHS requirement set out in Managing the risks of plant in the workplace (NT). It is made under Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT). The relevant provision is Managing the risks of plant in the workplace > Risk Management § 1.4.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Duty to manage risks associated with plant is a WHS obligation under Managing the risks of plant in the workplace (NT). In short, A person with management or control of plant at a workplace must manage risks to health and safety associated with that plant (WHS Reg 203).
What changed recently?
Duty to manage risks associated with plant was last updated on 26 August 2026.
