Victoria Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 s35-2: s 35(2) Extend consultation to independent contractors and their employees

For the consultation duty in s 35(1), an employer's employees include any independent contractor it engages and that contractor's employees. The duty extends to them for matters the employer controls, or would control but for an agreement that purports to limit or remove that control. Maximum penalty for breaching s 35: 180 penalty units (individual) or 900 penalty units (body corporate).