New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 273B

273B Access to silica worker register

(1) The silica worker register must not be publicly available.

(2) The following agencies may access and use information on the silica worker register--

(a) SafeWork NSW,

(b) Insurance and Care NSW, established under the State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015 ,

(c) a government sector agency prescribed by the regulations.

(3) Information on the silica worker register may be used for the following purposes--

(a) tracking the health and safety of a worker with information on the register, including conducting epidemiological research,

(b) a purpose prescribed by the regulations.