New South Wales Consolidated Acts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2000 - SECT 18

18 Functions of OHS committees and OHS representatives

An OHS committee or an OHS representative has the following functions:

(a) to keep under review the measures taken to ensure the health, safety and welfare of persons at the place of work,

(b) to investigate any matter that may be a risk to health and safety at the place of work,

(c) to attempt to resolve the matter but, if unable to do so, to request an investigation by an inspector for that purpose,

(d) such other functions as are prescribed by the regulations.

Note: See section 69 for power of employees’ representative to accompany an inspector on an inspection of a place of work. See section 137 for offence of unauthorised disclosure of confidential information by any member of a committee or representative.