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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 75

Health and safety committees

    (1)     The person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must establish a health and safety committee for the business or undertaking or part of the business or undertaking—

        (a)     within 2 months after being requested to do so by—

              (i)     a health and safety representative for a work group of workers carrying out work at that workplace; or

              (ii)     5 or more workers at that workplace; or

        (b)     if required by regulation to do so, within the time prescribed by regulation.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     in the case of an individual—$5 000; or

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate—$25 000.

Note     Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence (see  s 12A).

    (2)     A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace may establish a health and safety committee for the workplace or part of the workplace on the person's own initiative.

Note     If a health and safety committee is not required to be established, other consultation procedures can be established for a workplace—see div 5.2.



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