South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts31A—Training of health and safety representatives, deputies and
committee members
(1) A
prescribed person is entitled to take such time off work as is authorised by
the regulations for the purposes of taking part in a course of training
relating to occupational health, safety or welfare approved by the
Advisory Committee for the purposes of this section.
(2)
Subsection (1) is subject to the following qualifications:
(a)
if—
(i)
the employer employs 20 or less employees; and
(ii)
the employer is not an employer in respect of whom a
supplementary levy has been imposed by WorkCover under Part 5 of the Workers
Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 ,
a prescribed person may only take such time off work to take part in a course
of training as the employer reasonably allows;
(b) a
prescribed person must take reasonable steps to consult with the employer
before taking time off work to take part in a course of training under this
section.
(3) If a dispute
arises in relation to the entitlement of a prescribed person under this
section, the prescribed person or the employer may refer the dispute to the
Industrial Commission.
(4) The
Industrial Commission may determine the dispute and the decision of the
Industrial Commission is binding on the prescribed person and the employer.
(5) In this
section—
"prescribed person" means—
(a) a
health and safety representative; and
(b) a
deputy to a health and safety representative; and
(c) a
member of a health and safety committee.