Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 16

16 Negotiations for and determination of work groups

(1) Negotiations for and determination of work groups and variations of work groups must be directed at ensuring that the workers are grouped in a way that—

(a) most effectively and conveniently enables the interests of the workers, in relation to work health and safety, to be represented; and

(b) has regard to the need for a health and safety representative for the work group to—

(i) be readily accessible to each other worker in the work group; and

(ii) carry out the same or a similar type of work to each other worker in the work group.

(2) For subsection (1) (b) (i) , a health and safety representative is readily accessible to a worker in the work group if the health and safety representative—

(a) works—

(i) at the same workplace as the worker; or

(ii) at a workplace from which the health and safety representative can attend the worker’s workplace within a reasonable time; and

(b) works the same or a similar pattern of work to the worker.

Note—

Under the Act , a work group may be determined for workers at more than one workplace ( section 51 (3)) or for workers carrying out work for two or more persons conducting businesses or undertakings at one or more workplaces ( part 5 , division 3 , subdivision 3 ).