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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 700

700 .         Inspectors’ identity cards

        (1)         For the purposes of section 157(1) of the Act, an identity card given by the regulator to an inspector must include the following —

            (a)         a recent photograph of the inspector in the form specified by the regulator;

            (b)         the inspector’s signature;

            (c)         the date (if any) on which the inspector’s appointment ends;

            (d)         any conditions to which the inspector’s appointment is subject, including the kinds of workplaces in relation to which the inspector may exercise the inspector’s compliance powers.

        (2)         For the purposes of sections 157(2)(b) and 173(1)(a) of the Act, another way an inspector may provide identification is by providing the inspector’s full name —

            (a)         if the identification is provided in writing — on the letterhead of the WHS department;

            (b)         if the identification is provided by email — using an email address under the control of the WHS department;

            (c)         if the identification is provided by telephone — together with information on how to contact the WHS department to verify the identity of the inspector.



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