Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 103F

103F General obligations of person conducting business or undertaking to work health and safety officer

(1) This section applies to a person conducting a business or undertaking if the person has appointed another person as a work health and safety officer for the business or undertaking.

(2) The person conducting the business or undertaking must—

(a) give the work health and safety officer information that the person has about risks to the health and safety of workers and any other person at the business or undertaking; and

(b) with the consent of a worker, allow the work health and safety officer to be present at an interview concerning work health and safety matters between the worker and the person; and

(c) consult, so far as is reasonably practicable, with the work health and safety officer about any proposed changes to workplace practices that affect, or may affect, work health and safety at the business or undertaking; and

(d) allow the work health and safety officer to inspect the business or undertaking and carry out assessments at the business or undertaking during normal working hours; and

(e) take appropriate action to manage—

(i) any hazards and risks notified to the person by the work health and safety officer or included in an assessment report prepared by the work health and safety officer; and

(ii) any incidents or immediate or imminent risks that have been notified to the person by the work health and safety officer; and

(f) provide resources and assistance to the work health and safety officer that are reasonably necessary to enable the officer to exercise the officer’s functions under this Act; and

(g) keep an assessment report given to the person for at least 5 years.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) The person conducting the business or undertaking may instruct the work health and safety officer to take reasonable action to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety.