Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 61

61 Procedure for election of health and safety representatives

(1) The workers in a work group may determine how an election of a health and safety representative for the work group is to be conducted.

(2) However, an election must comply with the procedures (if any) prescribed under a regulation.

(3) If a majority of the workers in a work group so determine, a suitable entity for assisting 1 or more of the workers may assist in conducting the election.

(4) The person conducting the business or undertaking to which the work group relates must provide any resources, facilities and assistance that are reasonably necessary or are prescribed under a regulation to enable elections to be conducted.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.