Queensland Numbered Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2024 - SECT 52

52 Insertion of new s 155A

After section 155 —
insert—

155A Power of regulator to give particular information to particular persons

(1) This section applies if an inspector issues any of the following notices (each a
"relevant notice" )—

(a) an improvement notice about a contravention of a provision of this Act at a workplace;

(b) a prohibition notice about an activity that is occurring, or may occur, at a workplace;

(c) a non-disturbance notice relating to a site at a workplace.

(2) The regulator may, at the request of an entitled person, give the person information contained in the relevant notice, other than information that is—

(a) personal information about an individual; or

(b) confidential commercial information.

(3) For subsection (2), a person is an entitled person if the person is—

(a) a health and safety representative for a worker for the workplace to which the relevant notice relates; or

(b) a WHS entry permit holder representing a relevant union for a relevant worker for the workplace to which the relevant notice relates.

(4) In this section—

"relevant union" see section 116.

"relevant worker" see section 116.