Common use of Chain of Responsibility Clause in Contracts

Chain of Responsibility. 59.1 ▇▇▇▇▇ Distribution and the Union will use their best lawful endeavours and cooperate to ensure that subcontractors and labour hire agencies, as well as their respective transport workers, receive their due entitlements and abide by their obligations at law, including (but not limited to) entitlements and obligations under awards, contract determinations, and legislation relating to road transport regulation and occupational health and safety. In addition, ▇▇▇▇▇ Distribution will implement appropriate contract and invoicing arrangements, having regard to the intent of section 127 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW). Where relevant, the parties will negotiate on rates payable to captive lorry owner drivers. Neither party to this agreement will tolerate operators who persistently breach the above- referred chain of responsibility obligations, and will keep each other advised with a view to appropriate action being taken to remedy the situation. 59.2 The records referred to in this clause, shall be available for inspection by a person duly authorised to do so under Part 7 of Chapter 5 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW). 59.3 It is agreed that in the 12 month period immediately following the approval of this Agreement, the parties shall introduce a process whereby company and contracted deliveries are conducted under a Safe Driving Plan (SDP). 59.4 Consistent with the above objectives, where the SDP relates to a contracted delivery, the parties shall have regard to the following types of information, their availability and applicability, when developing the safe driving plan: 59.4.1 The name & address of the person or company to whom work is contracted. 59.4.2 The date on which contracted work was performed. 59.4.3 The type of contracted work that was performed. 59.4.4 The names of the persons who actually performed the work (if different from the actual contractor). 59.5 The parties shall also examine existing systems that are in place within the business and their relevance, so as to ensure that duplication of record keeping requirements is not created.

Chain of Responsibility. 59.1 43.1 ▇▇▇▇▇ Distribution and the Union will use their best lawful endeavours and cooperate to ensure that subcontractors and labour hire agencies, as well as their respective transport workers, receive their due entitlements and abide by their obligations at law, including (but not limited to) entitlements and obligations under awards, contract determinations, and legislation relating to road transport regulation and occupational health and safety. In addition, ▇▇▇▇▇ Distribution will implement appropriate contract and invoicing arrangements, having regard to the intent of section 127 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (NSW). Where relevant, the parties will negotiate on rates payable to captive lorry owner drivers. Neither party to this agreement will tolerate operators who persistently breach the above- referred chain of responsibility obligations, and will keep each other advised with a view to appropriate action being taken to remedy the situation. 59.2 43.2 The records referred to in this clauseabove, shall be available for inspection by a person duly authorised to do so under Part 7 of Chapter 5 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (NSW). 59.3 43.3 It is agreed that in the 12 month period immediately following the approval of this Agreement, the parties shall introduce a process whereby company and contracted deliveries are conducted under a Safe Driving Plan (SDP). 59.4 43.4 Consistent with the above objectives, where the SDP relates to a contracted delivery, the parties shall have regard to the following types of information, their availability and applicability, when developing the safe driving plan:. 59.4.1 43.4.1 The name & address of the person or company to whom work is contracted. 59.4.2 43.4.2 The date on which contracted work was performed. 59.4.3 43.4.3 The type of contracted work that was performed. 59.4.4 43.4.4 The names of the persons who actually performed the work (if different from the actual contractor). 59.5 43.5 The parties shall also examine existing systems that are in place within the business and their relevance, so as to ensure that duplication of record keeping requirements is not created.