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Work Health and Safety Act 2011
131Application for WHS entry permit
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131 Application for WHS entry permit
(1) A union may apply to the regulator for the issue of a WHS entry
permit to a person who is an official of the union.
(2) The application must specify the person who is to hold the WHS entry
permit and include a statement by that person declaring that he or
she—
(a) is an official of the union; and
(b) has satisfactorily completed the prescribed training; and
WHS entry permits Division 7.5
(c) holds, or will hold, an entry permit under the Fair Work Act.
Note It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or
misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see
Criminal Code, pt 3.4).