South Australian Current Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2012 - SECT 65

65—Disqualification of health and safety representatives

        (1)         An application may be made to SAET to disqualify a health and safety representative on the ground that the representative has—

            (a)         exercised a power or performed a function as a health and safety representative for an improper purpose; or

            (b)         used or disclosed any information he or she acquired as a health and safety representative for a purpose other than in connection with the role of health and safety representative.

        (2)         The following persons may make an application under this section:

            (a)         any person adversely affected by—

                  (i)         the exercise of a power or the performance of a function referred to in subsection (1)(a); or

                  (ii)         the use or disclosure of information referred to in subsection (1)(b);

            (b)         the regulator.

        (3)         If SAET is satisfied that a ground in subsection (1) is made out, SAET may disqualify the health and safety representative for a specified period or indefinitely.