Northern Territory Numbered Acts

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2007 (NO 31 OF 2007) - SECT 31

    (1)     Consultation is required:

    (a)     when risks to health and safety arising from work are assessed or when the assessment of those risks is reviewed; and

    (b)     when decisions are made about the measures to be taken to eliminate or control those risks; and

    (c)     when introducing or altering the procedures for monitoring those risks (including health surveillance procedures); and

    (d)     when decisions are made about the adequacy of facilities for the health or safety of workers; and

    (e)     when changes that may affect occupational health or safety are proposed to the workplace, workplace infrastructure or equipment, substances used in the course of work, or the systems or methods of work; and

    (f)     when decisions are made about the procedures for consultation; and

    (g)     in any other case prescribed by regulation.

    (2)     Consultation may take place in 1 or more of the following ways:

    (a)     with a health and safety committee representing the workers;

    (b)     with a health and safety representative representing the workers;

    (c)     in accordance with other arrangements agreed between the employer and the workers.

    (3)     The employer's duty to consult does not justify a failure to implement, or delay in implementing, necessary risk management measures.