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- 1 Duties
- 2 Incidents
- 3 Plant, substances or structures
- 4 Protection and welfare of workers
- 5 Hazards and risks
- 6 Records and notices
- 7 Authorisations
- 8 Work groups
- 9 Health and safety committees and health and safety representatives
- 10 Issue resolution
- 11 WHS entry permits
- 12 Identity cards
- 13 Forfeiture
- 14 Review of decisions
- Part 1—Preliminary
- Part 2—Health and safety duties
- Part 3—Incident notification
- Part 4—Authorisations
- Part 5—Consultation, representation and participation
- Part 6—Discriminatory, coercive and misleading conduct
- Part 7—Workplace entry by WHS entry permit holders
- Part 8—The regulator
- Part 9—Securing compliance
- Part 10—Enforcement measures
- Part 11—Enforceable undertakings
- Part 12—Review of decisions
- Part 13—Legal proceedings
- Part 14—General
- Part 1—Preliminary
- Part 2—The Commission
- Part 3—Comcare
- Part 4—Other persons
2010-2011
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
As passed by both Houses
Work Health and Safety Bill 2011
No. , 2011
A Bill for an Act relating to work health and safety, and for related purposes
Contents
Division 1—Introduction 1
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
Division 2—Object 2
3............ Object.................................................................................................. 2
Division 3—Interpretation 3
Subdivision 1—Definitions 3
4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 3
Subdivision 2—Other important terms 9
5............ Meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking ................. 9
6............ Meaning of supply ............................................................................ 10
7............ Meaning of worker ........................................................................... 10
8............ Meaning of workplace ...................................................................... 14
9............ Examples and notes........................................................................... 14
Division 4—Application of Act 15
10.......... Act binds the Commonwealth........................................................... 15
11.......... Extraterritorial application................................................................. 15
12.......... Scope................................................................................................ 15
12A....... Act does not apply to certain vessels, structures and facilities........... 17
12B....... Duty to consult etc. where law of more than one jurisdiction applies to the same matter 18
12C....... Act not to prejudice national security................................................ 18
12D....... Act not to prejudice Australia’s defence............................................ 18
12E........ Act not to prejudice certain police operations.................................... 19
12F........ Interaction with Commonwealth criminal law................................... 20
Part 2—Health and safety duties 21
Division 1—Introductory 21
Subdivision 1—Principles that apply to duties 21
13.......... Principles that apply to duties............................................................ 21
14.......... Duties not transferrable..................................................................... 21
15.......... Person may have more than 1 duty................................................... 21
16.......... More than 1 person can have a duty.................................................. 21
17.......... Management of risks......................................................................... 22
Subdivision 2—What is reasonably practicable 22
18.......... What is reasonably practicable in ensuring health and safety........... 22
Division 2—Primary duty of care 23
19.......... Primary duty of care.......................................................................... 23
Division 3—Further duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings 25
20.......... Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings involving management or control of workplaces 25
21.......... Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings involving management or control of fixtures, fittings or plant at workplaces........................................................................................ 25
22.......... Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that design plant, substances or structures 26
23.......... Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant, substances or structures 27
24.......... Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import plant, substances or structures 29
25.......... Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that supply plant, substances or structures 31
26.......... Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission plant or structures 32
Division 4—Duty of officers, workers and other persons 34
27.......... Duty of officers................................................................................. 34
28.......... Duties of workers............................................................................. 35
29.......... Duties of other persons at the workplace.......................................... 36
Division 5—Offences and penalties 37
30.......... Health and safety duty....................................................................... 37
31.......... Reckless conduct—Category 1......................................................... 37
32.......... Failure to comply with health and safety duty—Category 2.............. 37
33.......... Failure to comply with health and safety duty—Category 3.............. 38
34.......... Exceptions......................................................................................... 38
Part 3—Incident notification 40
35.......... What is a notifiable incident .............................................................. 40
36.......... What is a serious injury or illness ..................................................... 40
37.......... What is a dangerous incident ............................................................ 40
38.......... Duty to notify of notifiable incidents................................................. 41
39.......... Duty to preserve incident sites.......................................................... 42
Part 4—Authorisations 44
40.......... Meaning of authorised ...................................................................... 44
41.......... Requirements for authorisation of workplaces.................................. 44
42.......... Requirements for authorisation of plant or substance........................ 44
43.......... Requirements for authorisation of work............................................ 45
44.......... Requirements for prescribed qualifications or experience................. 45
45.......... Requirement to comply with conditions of authorisation.................. 46
Part 5—Consultation, representation and participation 47
Division 1—Consultation, co-operation and co-ordination between duty holders 47
46.......... Duty to consult with other duty holders............................................ 47
Division 2—Consultation with workers 48
47.......... Duty to consult workers.................................................................... 48
48.......... Nature of consultation....................................................................... 48
49.......... When consultation is required........................................................... 49
Division 3—Health and safety representatives 50
Subdivision 1—Request for election of health and safety representatives 50
50.......... Request for election of health and safety representative.................... 50
Subdivision 2—Determination of work groups 50
51.......... Determination of work groups.......................................................... 50
52.......... Negotiations for agreement for work group...................................... 50
53.......... Notice to workers.............................................................................. 51
54.......... Failure of negotiations....................................................................... 52
Subdivision 3—Multiple-business work groups 53
55.......... Determination of work groups of multiple businesses...................... 53
56.......... Negotiation of agreement for work groups of multiple businesses... 53
57.......... Notice to workers.............................................................................. 54
58.......... Withdrawal from negotiations or agreement involving multiple businesses 55
59.......... Effect of Subdivision on other arrangements.................................... 55
Subdivision 4—Election of health and safety representatives 55
60.......... Eligibility to be elected...................................................................... 55
61.......... Procedure for election of health and safety representatives............... 56
62.......... Eligibility to vote............................................................................... 56
63.......... When election not required................................................................ 56
64.......... Term of office of health and safety representative............................. 57
65.......... Disqualification of health and safety representatives......................... 57
66.......... Immunity of health and safety representatives................................... 58
67.......... Deputy health and safety representatives........................................... 58
Subdivision 5—Powers and functions of health and safety representatives 59
68.......... Powers and functions of health and safety representatives................ 59
69.......... Powers and functions generally limited to the particular work group 60
Subdivision 6—Obligations of person conducting business or undertaking to health and safety representatives 61
70.......... General obligations of person conducting business or undertaking.. 61
71.......... Exceptions from obligations under section 70(1).............................. 63
72.......... Obligation to train health and safety representatives.......................... 64
73.......... Obligation to share costs if multiple businesses or undertakings...... 65
74.......... List of health and safety representatives............................................ 65
Division 4—Health and safety committees 67
75.......... Health and safety committees............................................................ 67
76.......... Constitution of committee................................................................. 67
77.......... Functions of committee..................................................................... 68
78.......... Meetings of committee...................................................................... 68
79.......... Duties of person conducting business or undertaking....................... 68
Division 5—Issue resolution 70
80.......... Parties to an issue.............................................................................. 70
81.......... Resolution of health and safety issues............................................... 70
82.......... Referral of issue to regulator for resolution by inspector.................. 71
Division 6—Right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work 72
83.......... Definition of cease work under this Division .................................... 72
84.......... Right of worker to cease unsafe work............................................... 72
85.......... Health and safety representative may direct that unsafe work cease.. 72
86.......... Worker to notify if ceases work........................................................ 73
87.......... Alternative work............................................................................... 73
88.......... Continuity of engagement of worker................................................. 74
89.......... Request to regulator to appoint inspector to assist............................. 74
Division 7—Provisional improvement notices 75
90.......... Provisional improvement notices...................................................... 75
91.......... Provisional improvement notice to be in writing............................... 75
92.......... Contents of provisional improvement notice..................................... 76
93.......... Provisional improvement notice may give directions to remedy contravention 76
94.......... Minor changes to provisional improvement notice............................ 76
95.......... Issue of provisional improvement notice........................................... 77
96.......... Health and safety representative may cancel notice........................... 77
97.......... Display of provisional improvement notice....................................... 77
98.......... Formal irregularities or defects in notice........................................... 77
99.......... Offence to contravene a provisional improvement notice.................. 78
100........ Request for review of provisional improvement notice..................... 78
101........ Regulator to appoint inspector to review notice................................. 78
102........ Decision of inspector on review of provisional improvement notice. 79
Division 8—Part not to apply to prisoners 80
103........ Part does not apply to prisoners........................................................ 80
Part 6—Discriminatory, coercive and misleading conduct 81
Division 1—Prohibition of discriminatory, coercive or misleading conduct 81
104........ Prohibition of discriminatory conduct............................................... 81
105........ What is discriminatory conduct ........................................................ 81
106........ What is a prohibited reason .............................................................. 82
107........ Prohibition of requesting, instructing, inducing, encouraging, authorising or assisting discriminatory conduct 83
108........ Prohibition of coercion or inducement.............................................. 84
109........ Misrepresentation.............................................................................. 85
Division 2—Criminal proceedings in relation to discriminatory conduct 86
110........ Proof of discriminatory conduct........................................................ 86
111........ Order for compensation or reinstatement.......................................... 86
Division 3—Civil proceedings in relation to discriminatory or coercive conduct 87
112........ Civil proceedings in relation to engaging in or inducing discriminatory or coercive conduct 87
113........ Procedure for civil actions for discriminatory conduct...................... 88
Division 4—General 89
114........ General provisions relating to orders................................................ 89
115........ Prohibition of multiple actions.......................................................... 89
Part 7—Workplace entry by WHS entry permit holders 90
Division 1—Introductory 90
116........ Definitions........................................................................................ 90
Division 2—Entry to inquire into suspected contraventions 91
117........ Entry to inquire into suspected contraventions.................................. 91
118........ Rights that may be exercised while at workplace.............................. 91
119........ Notice of entry.................................................................................. 92
120........ Entry to inspect employee records or information held by another person 93
Division 3—Entry to consult and advise workers 94
121........ Entry to consult and advise workers................................................. 94
122........ Notice of entry.................................................................................. 94
Division 4—Requirements for WHS entry permit holders 95
123........ Contravening WHS entry permit conditions..................................... 95
124........ WHS entry permit holder must also hold permit under other law..... 95
125........ WHS entry permit to be available for inspection............................... 95
126........ When right may be exercised............................................................ 95
127........ Where the right may be exercised...................................................... 96
128........ Work health and safety requirements................................................ 96
129........ Residential premises.......................................................................... 96
130........ WHS entry permit holder not required to disclose names of workers 96
Division 5—WHS entry permits 98
131........ Application for WHS entry permit.................................................... 98
132........ Consideration of application.............................................................. 98
133........ Eligibility criteria............................................................................... 98
134........ Issue of WHS entry permit............................................................... 98
135........ Conditions on WHS entry permit...................................................... 99
136........ Term of WHS entry permit............................................................... 99
137........ Expiry of WHS entry permit............................................................. 99
138........ Application to revoke WHS entry permit.......................................... 99
139........ Authorising authority must permit WHS entry permit holder to show cause 100
140........ Determination of application........................................................... 101
Division 6—Dealing with disputes 102
141........ Application for assistance of inspector to resolve dispute............... 102
142........ Authorising authority may deal with a dispute about a right of entry under this Act 102
143........ Contravening order made to deal with dispute................................ 103
Division 7—Prohibitions 104
144........ Person must not refuse or delay entry of WHS entry permit holder 104
145........ Person must not hinder or obstruct WHS entry permit holder........ 104
146........ WHS entry permit holder must not delay, hinder or obstruct any person or disrupt work at workplace 104
147........ Misrepresentations about things authorised by this Part................. 105
148........ Unauthorised use or disclosure of information or documents......... 105
Division 8—General 107
149........ Return of WHS entry permits......................................................... 107
150........ Union to provide information to authorising authority.................... 107
151........ Register of WHS entry permit holders............................................ 108
Part 8—The regulator 109
Division 1—Functions of regulator 109
152........ Functions of regulator..................................................................... 109
153........ Powers of regulator......................................................................... 109
154........ Delegation by regulator................................................................... 110
Division 2—Powers of regulator to obtain information 111
155........ Powers of regulator to obtain information....................................... 111
Part 9—Securing compliance 113
Division 1—Appointment of inspectors 113
156........ Appointment of inspectors.............................................................. 113
157........ Identity cards................................................................................... 113
158........ Accountability of inspectors............................................................ 113
159........ Suspension and ending of appointment of inspectors..................... 114
Division 2—Functions and powers of inspectors 115
160........ Functions and powers of inspectors................................................ 115
161........ Conditions on inspectors’ compliance powers................................ 115
162........ Inspectors subject to regulator’s directions..................................... 115
Division 3—Powers relating to entry 116
Subdivision 1—General powers of entry 116
163........ Powers of entry............................................................................... 116
164........ Notification of entry........................................................................ 116
165........ General powers on entry................................................................. 117
165A..... Powers relating to electronic equipment.......................................... 118
165B..... Expert assistance to operate electronic equipment........................... 119
166........ Persons assisting inspectors............................................................ 120
Subdivision 2—Search warrants 120
167........ Search warrants............................................................................... 120
168........ Announcement before entry on warrant.......................................... 121
169........ Copy of warrant to be given to person with management or control of place 122
Subdivision 3—Limitation on entry powers 122
170........ Places used for residential purposes................................................ 122
Subdivision 4—Specific powers on entry 122
171........ Power to require production of documents and answers to questions 122
172........ Abrogation of privilege against self-incrimination.......................... 123
173........ Warning to be given........................................................................ 124
174........ Powers to copy and retain documents............................................. 124
175........ Power to seize evidence etc............................................................. 125
176........ Inspector’s power to seize dangerous workplaces and things......... 125
177........ Powers supporting seizure.............................................................. 126
178........ Receipt for seized things................................................................. 127
179........ Forfeiture of seized things............................................................... 127
180........ Return of seized things.................................................................... 129
181........ Access to seized things................................................................... 129
Division 4—Damage and compensation 130
182........ Damage etc. to be minimised........................................................... 130
183........ Inspector to give notice of damage.................................................. 130
184........ Compensation................................................................................. 130
Division 5—Other matters 132
185........ Power to require name and address................................................. 132
186........ Inspector may take affidavits........................................................... 132
187........ Attendance of inspector at coronial inquests................................... 133
Division 6—Offences in relation to inspectors 134
188........ Offence to hinder or obstruct inspector........................................... 134
189........ Offence to impersonate inspector.................................................... 134
190........ Offence to assault, threaten or intimidate inspector......................... 134
Part 10—Enforcement measures 135
Division 1—Improvement notices 135
191........ Issue of improvement notices.......................................................... 135
192........ Contents of improvement notices.................................................... 135
193........ Compliance with improvement notice............................................. 136
194........ Extension of time for compliance with improvement notices.......... 136
Division 2—Prohibition notices 137
195........ Power to issue prohibition notice.................................................... 137
196........ Contents of prohibition notice......................................................... 137
197........ Compliance with prohibition notice................................................. 138
Division 3—Non-disturbance notices 139
198........ Issue of non-disturbance notice....................................................... 139
199........ Contents of non-disturbance notice................................................. 139
200........ Compliance with non-disturbance notice......................................... 140
201........ Issue of subsequent notices............................................................. 140
Division 4—General requirements applying to notices 141
202........ Application of Division................................................................... 141
203........ Notice to be in writing..................................................................... 141
204........ Directions in notices........................................................................ 141
205........ Recommendations in notice............................................................. 141
206........ Changes to notice by inspector........................................................ 141
207........ Regulator may vary or cancel notice................................................ 142
208........ Formal irregularities or defects in notice......................................... 142
209........ Issue and giving of notice............................................................... 142
210........ Display of notice............................................................................. 143
Division 5—Remedial action 144
211........ When regulator may carry out action............................................... 144
212........ Power of the regulator to take other remedial action........................ 144
213........ Costs of remedial or other action..................................................... 144
Division 6—Injunctions 145
214........ Application of Division................................................................... 145
215........ Injunctions for noncompliance with notices.................................... 145
Part 11—Enforceable undertakings 146
216........ Regulator may accept WHS undertakings....................................... 146
217........ Notice of decision and reasons for decision.................................... 146
218........ When a WHS undertaking is enforceable........................................ 146
219........ Compliance with WHS undertaking................................................ 146
220........ Contravention of WHS undertaking................................................ 147
221........ Withdrawal or variation of WHS undertaking................................. 147
222........ Proceeding for alleged contravention.............................................. 148
Part 12—Review of decisions 149
Division 1—Reviewable decisions 149
223........ Which decisions are reviewable...................................................... 149
Division 2—Internal review 154
224........ Application for internal review........................................................ 154
225........ Internal reviewer............................................................................. 154
226........ Decision of internal reviewer.......................................................... 154
227........ Decision on internal review............................................................. 155
228........ Stays of reviewable decisions on internal review............................ 155
Division 3—External review 157
229........ Application for external review....................................................... 157
Part 13—Legal proceedings 158
Division 1—General matters 158
230........ Prosecutions.................................................................................... 158
231........ Procedure if prosecution is not brought.......................................... 158
232........ Limitation period for prosecutions.................................................. 160
233........ Multiple contraventions of health and safety duty provision........... 161
Division 2—Sentencing for offences 162
234........ Application of this Division............................................................ 162
235........ Orders generally.............................................................................. 162
236........ Adverse publicity orders................................................................. 162
237........ Orders for restoration...................................................................... 163
238........ Work health and safety project orders............................................. 163
239........ Release on the giving of a court-ordered WHS undertaking........... 164
240........ Injunctions...................................................................................... 164
241........ Training orders................................................................................ 165
242........ Offence to fail to comply with order............................................... 165
Division 3—Infringement notices 166
243........ Infringement notices........................................................................ 166
243A..... Matters to be included in an infringement notice............................. 166
243B..... Extension of time to pay amount..................................................... 168
243C..... Withdrawal of an infringement notice............................................. 168
243D..... Effect of payment of amount........................................................... 170
243E...... Effect of this Division..................................................................... 170
Division 4—Offences by bodies corporate 172
244........ Imputing conduct to bodies corporate............................................. 172
Division 5—The Commonwealth 173
245........ Offences and the Commonwealth................................................... 173
246........ WHS civil penalty provisions and the Commonwealth................... 173
247........ Officers........................................................................................... 174
248........ Responsible agency for the Commonwealth................................... 174
Division 6—Public authorities 176
249........ Application to public authorities that are bodies corporate.............. 176
250........ Proceedings against public authorities............................................. 176
251........ Imputing conduct to public authorities............................................ 176
252........ Officer of public authority............................................................... 176
253........ Proceedings against successors to public authorities....................... 177
Division 7—WHS civil penalty provisions 178
254........ When is a provision a WHS civil penalty provision........................ 178
255........ Proceedings for contravention of WHS civil penalty provision...... 178
256........ Involvement in contravention treated in same way as actual contravention 178
257........ Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence................. 179
258........ Civil proceeding rules and procedure to apply................................ 179
259........ Proceeding for a contravention of a WHS civil penalty provision... 179
260........ Proceeding may be brought by the regulator or an inspector........... 179
261........ Limitation period for WHS civil penalty proceedings..................... 180
262........ Recovery of a monetary penalty...................................................... 180
263........ Civil double jeopardy...................................................................... 180
264........ Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings............................... 180
265........ Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings................................... 180
266........ Evidence given in proceedings for contravention of WHS civil penalty provision not admissible in criminal proceedings........................................................................................................ 181
Division 8—Civil liability not affected by this Act 182
267........ Civil liability not affected by this Act.............................................. 182
Part 14—General 183
Division 1—General provisions 183
268........ Offence to give false or misleading information.............................. 183
269........ Act does not affect legal professional privilege............................... 183
270........ Immunity from liability................................................................... 183
271........ Confidentiality of information......................................................... 183
272........ No contracting out........................................................................... 185
273........ Person not to levy workers............................................................. 185
273A..... Conferral of jurisdiction.................................................................. 185
273B..... Application of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 ....................... 187
Division 2—Codes of practice 188
274........ Approved codes of practice............................................................. 188
275........ Use of codes of practice in proceedings.......................................... 189
Division 3—Regulation-making powers 189
276........ Regulation-making powers............................................................. 189
Schedule 1—Application of Act to dangerous goods and high risk plant 191
Schedule 2—The regulator and local tripartite consultation arrangements and other local arrangements 192
Part 1—Preliminary 192
1............ Definitions...................................................................................... 192
Part 2—The Commission 193
2............ Functions........................................................................................ 193
Part 3—Comcare 194
3............ Annual reports................................................................................ 194
Part 4—Other persons 195
4............ Annual reports................................................................................ 195
Schedule 3—Regulation-making powers 196
1............ Duties.............................................................................................. 196
2............ Incidents.......................................................................................... 196
3............ Plant, substances or structures........................................................ 196
4............ Protection and welfare of workers.................................................. 197
5............ Hazards and risks............................................................................ 197
6............ Records and notices........................................................................ 197
7............ Authorisations................................................................................. 197
8............ Work groups................................................................................... 198
9............ Health and safety committees and health and safety representatives 198
10.......... Issue resolution............................................................................... 198
11.......... WHS entry permits......................................................................... 199
12.......... Identity cards................................................................................... 199
13.......... Forfeiture........................................................................................ 199
14.......... Review of decisions........................................................................ 199
A Bill for an Act relating to work health and safety, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
Schedule 1 — Application of Act to dangerous goods and high risk plant
Note: In some jurisdictions, Schedule 1 of the corresponding WHS law applies that law to work health and safety issues arising from the storage and handling of dangerous goods and the operation or use of high risk plant. This is not the case under this Act.
Schedule 3 — Regulation-making powers
1.1 Matters relating to the way in which duties imposed by this Act are to be performed.
1.2 Matters relating to the regulation or prohibition of specified activities or a specified class of activities:
(a) at workplaces or a specified class of workplaces; or
(b) by a specified class of persons on whom duties or obligations are imposed by this Act;
to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety.
1.3 Imposing duties on persons in relation to any matter provided for under the regulations.
Matters relating to incidents at workplaces including:
(a) regulating or requiring the taking of any action to avoid an incident at a workplace or in the course of conducting a business or undertaking; and
(b) regulating, requiring or prohibiting the taking of any action in the event of an incident at a workplace or in the conduct of a business or undertaking.
3 Plant, substances or structures
Matters relating to plant, substances or structures, including:
(a) regulating the storage and handling of plant, substances and structures; and
(b) regulating or requiring:
(i) the examination, testing, labelling, maintenance or repair of plant and structures; or
(ii) the examination, testing, analysis or labelling of any substance.
4 Protection and welfare of workers
Matters relating to the protection and welfare of workers including:
(a) regulating or requiring the provision and use of protective clothing or equipment, or rescue equipment, in specified circumstances; and
(b) regulating or requiring the provision of specified facilities for the welfare of workers at the workplace; and
(c) matters relating to health and safety in relation to accommodation provided to workers.
Matters relating to hazards and risks including:
(a) the prescribing of standards relating to the use of or exposure to any physical, biological, chemical or psychological hazard; and
(b) matters relating to safety cases, safety management plans and safety management systems (however described); and
(c) matters relating to measures to control risks.
6.1 The keeping and availability of records of health and safety representatives and deputy health and safety representatives.
6.2 The keeping of records in relation to incidents.
6.3 The keeping of records of specified activities, matters or things to be kept by specified persons.
6.4 The giving of notice of or information about specified activities, matters or things to the regulator, an inspector or other specified person.
7.1 Matters relating to authorisations (including licences, registrations and permits) and qualifications, and experience for the purposes of Part 4 or the regulations including providing for:
(a) applications for the grant, issue, renewal, variation, suspension and cancellation of authorisations, including the minimum age to be eligible for an authorisation; and
(b) the evidence and information to be provided in relation to applications including the provision of statutory declarations; and
(c) exemptions; and
(d) variations of authorisations by the regulator whether on application or otherwise; and
(e) authorisation of persons as trainers and assessors; and
(f) examination of applicants for authorisations; and
(g) conditions of authorisations; and
(h) fees for applications for the grant, issue, renewal and variation of authorisations.
7.2 The recognition of authorisations under corresponding WHS laws and exceptions to recognition.
7.3 The sharing of information with corresponding regulators relating to the grant, issue, renewal, variation, suspension or cancellation of authorisations.
Matters relating to work groups and variation of work groups and agreements or variations of agreements relating to the determination of work groups.
9 Health and safety committees and health and safety representatives
Matters relating to health and safety committees and health and safety representatives.
Matters relating to issue resolution including:
(a) the minimum requirements for an agreed procedure for resolving an issue; and
(b) the requirements for a default issue resolution procedure where there is no agreed procedure.
Matters relating to WHS entry permits, including providing for:
(a) eligibility for WHS entry permits; and
(b) procedures for applications for WHS entry permits and objections to applications for WHS entry permits; and
(c) conditions of WHS entry permits; and
(d) the form of WHS entry permits; and
(e) requirements for training; and
(f) records of WHS entry permits.
Matters relating to identity cards.
Matters relating to:
(a) costs of forfeiture and disposal of forfeited things; and
(b) disposal of seized things and forfeited things.
Matters relating to the review of decisions under the regulations including:
(a) prescribing decisions as reviewable decisions for the purposes of Part 12 or for the purposes of the regulations; and
(b) prescribing procedures for internal and external review of decisions under the regulations; and
(c) conferring jurisdiction on Fair Work Australia to conduct reviews under the regulations.
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