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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2004 - SECT 43 Establishment of designated work groups

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2004 - SECT 43

Establishment of designated work groups

    (1)     An employee may ask his or her employer to establish designated work groups of employees of the employer at one or more workplaces.

    (2)     The particulars of the designated work groups are to be determined by negotiation, in accordance with section 44, between the employer and employees.

    (3)     The employer must do everything reasonable to ensure that negotiations start within 14 days after the request.

Penalty:     10 penalty units for a natural person;

50 penalty units for a body corporate.

    (4)     An employer may initiate negotiations with employees of the employer to establish designated work groups.