Western Australian Current Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2020 - SECT 403

403 .         Process to establish safety and health committee started before commencement day

        (1)         This section applies if, immediately before commencement day, a process is being undertaken under a repealed enactment to establish a safety and health committee in relation to —

            (a)         workers at a workplace; or

            (b)         any other type of group of workers.

        (2)         The process must be continued and completed, and the repealed enactment continues to apply for that purpose.

        (3)         The process must be completed within the period of 3 months starting on commencement day.

        (4)         A safety and health committee established as a result of the process is taken to be a health and safety committee under Part 5 Division 4 in relation to the group of workers referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b).

        (5)         The committee continues until 1 of the following occurs —

            (a)         the period of 1 year starting on commencement day expires;

            (b)         the committee is replaced, wholly or partly, by a new committee established under Part 5 Division 4.