(1) The person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must establish a health and safety committee for the business or undertaking or part of the business or undertaking--(a) within 2 months after being requested to do so by--(i) a health and safety representative for a work group of workers carrying out work at that workplace, or(ii) 5 or more workers at that workplace, or(b) if required by the regulations to do so, within the time prescribed by the regulations.: Maximum penalty--(a) in the case of an individual--60 penalty units, or(b) in the case of a body corporate--290 penalty units.
(2) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace may establish a health and safety committee for the workplace or part of the workplace on the person's own initiative.
Note : If a health and safety committee is not required to be established, other consultation procedures can be established for a workplace--see Division 2 of this Part.