Legacy engineered stone notification

The national ban on engineered stone introduced new notification requirements for PCBUs who proposes to carry out permitted work to remove, dispose of, repair or make minor modifications to legacy engineered stone.

Notification of permitted work

Under Regulation 529G of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is required to notify NT WorkSafe that the PCBU proposes to carry out permitted work with legacy engineered stone in the Northern Territory.

Should a PCBU unknowingly carry out permitted work with legacy engineered stone, the PCBU must notify NT WorkSafe as soon as they become aware that the work was permitted work with legacy engineered stone.

Where work with legacy engineered stone commences prior to 1 July 2024 and is expected to continue after this date, the PCBU can notify NT WorkSafe as soon as practicable after 1 July 2024.

Use the form Notification of permitted work with legacy engineered-stone to submit this notification.

Notification of change in information or work continuing beyond 12 months

Under Regulations 529H and 529J, a PCBU must re-notify NT WorkSafe within 30 calendar days of the following occurring:

• The PCBU becomes aware of a change to the information provided in the previous notification. In this case, the re-notification must state and describe the information that has changed (e.g., an increase or decrease in the frequency and/or duration of the work, or a change in the type of work with legacy engineered stone). A re-notification is not required if the PCBU ceases to carry out work with legacy engineered stone.
• The 12-month anniversary of the most recent notification made to the WHS regulator, unless the PCBU has ceased to carry out work with legacy engineered stone.

NT WorkSafe is required to provide the PCBU with an acknowledgment of all notifications.

Use the form Notification of change in information or continued permitted work with legacy engineered-stone to submit this notification.

Record keeping requirements

Under Regulation 529K a PCBU must keep a copy of each notification for 5 years from the date the notice was given to NT WorkSafe and ensure that they are readily accessible and allow access to any person upon their request. A PCBU may wish to keep a copy of the acknowledgement of each notification from the NT WorkSafe together with the notification as evidence of when the notification was received by the regulator.