South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 21

21—Training for health and safety representatives

        (1)         In approving a course of training in work health and safety for the purposes of section 72(1) of the Act, the regulator may have regard to any relevant matters including—

            (a)         the content and quality of the curriculum, including its relevance to the powers and functions of a health and safety representative; and

            (b)         the qualifications, knowledge and experience of the person who is to provide the course.

        (2)         An approval by the regulator of a course of training in work health and safety for the purposes of section 72 may be varied or revoked by the regulator.

        (3)         The regulator may impose conditions on an approval under this regulation and may vary those conditions.

        (4)         For the purposes of section 72(1)(b) of the Act, a health and safety representative is entitled to attend any course of training approved by the regulator under this regulation and 5 days training under section 72(9)(a) of the Act will constitute initial training for the purposes of sections 85(6) and 90(4) of the Act.

Note—

This regulation prescribes courses of training to which a health and safety representative is entitled. In addition to these courses, the health and safety representative and the person conducting the business or undertaking may agree that the representative will attend or receive further training.