Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 75

75 Health and safety committees

(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) as soon as practicable but not later than 28 days 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 under a regulation to do so, within the time prescribed under a regulation.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 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 .