Do volunteer associations fall within the definition of a PCBU?
- A volunteer association will be excluded from the definition of a person conducting a business or undertaking (‘PCBU’) where:
- the association is comprised of a group of volunteers that work together for community purposes; and
- none of the volunteers are engaged by any other person to carry out work for the association.
- If the association employs staff as well as volunteers such as a retail organisation like an Op-shop then the organisation will be a PCBU and will be required to comply with WHS duties with respect to the volunteers.
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