Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 160

    An inspector has the following functions and powers under this Act:

  (a)   to provide information and advice about compliance with this Act;

  (b)   to assist in the resolution of:

  (i)   work health and safety issues at workplaces; and

  (ii)   issues related to access to a workplace by an assistant to a health and safety representative; and

  (iii)   issues related to the exercise or purported exercise of a right of entry under Part   7;

  (c)   to review disputed provisional improvement notices;

  (d)   to require compliance with this Act through the issuing of notices;

  (e)   to investigate contraventions of this Act and assist in the prosecution of offences;

  (f)   to monitor compliance with this Act.