Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINING AND QUARRYING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 84

84 Selection or election of site safety and health representatives

(1) The workers at a mine may select or elect up to 2 of their number to be site safety and health representatives for the mine for the term decided by the workers.

(2) If there is more than 1 site senior executive at a mine, the workers in each part of the mine for which a site senior executive has responsibility may select or elect 2 workers to be site safety and health representatives for each part for the term decided by the workers.

(3) However, the workers and the site senior executive may decide that there are to be more than 2 site safety and health representatives for the mine or part of the mine if they consider this is necessary because of the size and complexity of operations.

(4) The workers and the site senior executive may also decide an area (
"area of representation" ) within the mine or part of the mine for which 1 or more site safety and health representatives are to have responsibility.

(5) A worker does not need any qualifications to be selected or elected as a safety and health representative but must have been a worker for at least 2 years and must receive appropriate training for a safety and health competency mentioned in section 86 .

(6) When performing functions or exercising powers under this part, a site safety and health representative is taken to be performing part of the worker’s duties as a worker.