Official must be permit holder
(1) An official of an organisation must not exercise a State or Territory OHS right unless the official is a permit holder.
Note: This subsection is a civil remedy provision (see Part 4‑1).
Meaning of State or Territory OHS right
(2) A right to enter premises, or to inspect or otherwise access an employee record of an employee that is on premises, is a State or Territory OHS right if the right is conferred by a State or Territory OHS law, and:
(a) the premises are occupied or otherwise controlled by any of the following:
(i) a constitutional corporation;
(ii) a body corporate incorporated in a Territory;
(iii) the Commonwealth;
(iv) a Commonwealth authority; or
(b) the premises are located in a Territory; or
(c) the premises are, or are located in, a Commonwealth place; or
(d) the right relates to requirements to be met, action taken, or activity undertaken or controlled, by any of the following in its capacity as an employer:
(i) a constitutional corporation;
(ii) a body corporate incorporated in a Territory;
(iii) the Commonwealth;
(iv) a Commonwealth authority; or
(e) the right relates to requirements to be met, action taken, or activity undertaken or controlled, by an employee of, or an independent contractor providing services for, any of the following:
(i) a constitutional corporation;
(ii) a body corporate incorporated in a Territory;
(iii) the Commonwealth;
(iv) a Commonwealth authority; or
(f) the exercise of the right will have a direct effect on any of the following in its capacity as an employer:
(i) a constitutional corporation;
(ii) a body corporate incorporated in a Territory;
(iii) the Commonwealth;
(iv) a Commonwealth authority; or
(g) the exercise of the right will have a direct effect on a person who is employed by, or who is an independent contractor providing services for, any of the following:
(i) a constitutional corporation;
(ii) a body corporate incorporated in a Territory;
(iii) the Commonwealth;
(iv) a Commonwealth authority.
Meaning of State or Territory OHS law
(3) A State or Territory OHS law is a law of a State or a Territory prescribed by the regulations.