Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 540

540 Inquiry procedure

(1) This section sets out the procedure for an inquiry.

(2) The regulator must give a written notice to the person mentioned in subsection (3) —

(a) informing the person of the reasons for the inquiry; and

(b) advising the person that the person may, by a stated date (being not less than 28 days after the notice is given), make a submission to the regulator in relation to the inquiry.

(3) Notice under subsection (2) must be provided—

(a) for an inquiry about a facility in relation to which a notification has been given under section 536 or 537 —to the contact person identified in the notification; and

(b) in any other case—to the operator of the facility.

(4) The regulator must—

(a) if the recipient of the notice has made a submission in relation to the inquiry—consider that submission; and

(b) consult with interested persons including—

(i) health and safety representatives at the facility; and

(ii) work health and safety officers at the facility; and

(iii) the emergency service organisations that have responsibility for the area in which the facility is located; and

(iv) any government department or agency with a regulatory role in relation to major hazard facilities; and

(c) decide whether or not to make a determination under section 541 or 542 ; and

(d) if it decides to make a determination under section 541 or 542 —decide whether or not to make a determination in relation to the operator under section 543 .