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Defines duties of principals, contractors, and subcontractors under HSWA. PCBUs must actively manage overlapping duties throughout the forestry contracting chain.
Part A (Sections 2–4) of the ACOP addresses how health and safety obligations flow through the contracting chain in forestry operations. Principals, contractors, and sub-contractors are all PCBUs with overlapping duties under HSWA. They must consult, cooperate, and coordinate to manage risks. The ACOP clarifies what 'so far as is reasonably practicable' means in a multi-party forestry context and provides examples of good practice for contract documentation and site management.
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- Defines duties of principals, contractors, and subcontractors under HSWA. PCBUs must actively manage overlapping duties throughout the forestry contracting chain.
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Which WHS law does this come from?
ACOP Part A: Managing health and safety through the contracting chain is a WHS requirement set out in Safe practice for forestry and harvesting operations (NZ). It is made under Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (NZ). The relevant provision is Safe practice for forestry and harvesting operations > Part A: Contracting chain.
What does this WHS obligation require?
ACOP Part A: Managing health and safety through the contracting chain is a WHS obligation under Safe practice for forestry and harvesting operations (NZ). In short, Defines duties of principals, contractors, and subcontractors under HSWA. PCBUs must actively manage overlapping duties throughout the forestry contracting chain.
What changed recently?
ACOP Part A: Managing health and safety through the contracting chain was last updated on 26 August 2026.
