Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 16

Negotiations for and determination of work groups and variations of work groups must be directed at ensuring that the workers are grouped in a way that—

        (a)     most effectively and conveniently enables the interests of the workers, in relation to work health and safety, to be represented; and

        (b)     has regard to the need for a health and safety representative for the work group to be readily accessible to each worker in the work group.

Note     Under the Act, a work group may be determined for workers at more than 1 workplace (see s 51 (3)) or for workers carrying out work for 2 or more persons conducting businesses or undertakings at 1 or more workplaces (see title="A2011-35">Act

, subdiv 5.3.3).