Western Australian Current Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2020 - SECT 47

47 .         Duty to consult workers

        (1)         The person conducting a business or undertaking must, so far as is reasonably practicable, consult, in accordance with this Division and the regulations, with workers who carry out work for the business or undertaking who are, or are likely to be, directly affected by a matter relating to work health or safety.

        Penalty for this subsection:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $25 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $115 000.

        (2)         If the person conducting the business or undertaking and the workers have agreed to procedures for consultation, the consultation must be in accordance with those procedures.

        (3)         The agreed procedures must not be inconsistent with section 48.