Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 128

128 Work health and safety requirements

(1) A WHS entry permit holder must not exercise a right of entry to a workplace under division 2 or 3 unless he or she complies with any reasonable request by the relevant person conducting a business or undertaking or the person with management or control of the workplace to comply with—

(a) any work health and safety requirement that applies to the workplace; and

(b) any other legislated requirement that applies to that type of workplace.

WHS civil penalty provision.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) A request to comply with a work health and safety requirement under subsection (1) (a) is not reasonable if complying with the request would unduly delay or unreasonably prevent or hinder the WHS entry permit holder exercising a right of entry to a workplace under division 2 or 3 .