Health and safety representatives

A notice under section 68(3A) of the Act must — (a) be written; and (b) include the following — (i) the full name of the health and safety representative giving the notice; (ii) the full name of the assistant whose entry is proposed; (iii) the name and address of the workplace proposed to be entered;…

If the assistant is or has been the holder of an IR entry authority or a WHS entry permit under a corresponding WHS law, the notice must also include the following — (a) the name of the union the assistant represents or represented; (b) a declaration by the assistant stating that — (i) an IR…

For the purposes of section 72(1) of the Act, a health and safety representative is required to attend the following courses of training in work health and safety — (a) an initial course of training of up to 5 days; (b) up to 1 day’s refresher training each year, with the requirement to attend the…

In approving a course of training in work health and safety for the purposes of section 72(1) of the Act, the Work Health and Safety Commission may have regard to any relevant matters, including — (a) the content and quality of the curriculum, including its relevance to the powers and functions of a health and…

A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must not unreasonably delay the election of a health and safety representative.

For the purposes of section 64(2)(d) of the Act, the majority of the members of a work group may remove a health and safety representative for the work group if the members sign a written declaration that the health and safety representative should no longer represent the work group.