Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022
176Training of mine safety and health representatives—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 45
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176 Training of mine safety and health representatives—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 45
176 Training of mine safety and health representatives—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 45
(1) The regulator must not accredit a course of training for the WHS (MPS) Act, section 45 unless the regulator is satisfied the course comprises at least 5 days of training.
(2) In accrediting a course of training, the regulator must take into account matters the regulator considers to be relevant, including—
(a) the content and quality of the course and its relevance to the functions of a safety and health representative, including functions under the WHS Act, and
(b) the qualifications, knowledge and experience of the person providing the course.
(3) For the WHS Act, section 72(1)(b), the course of training under this section is a course of training that a mine safety and health representative or an industry safety and health representative is entitled to attend rather than a course of training specified in the WHS Regulations, clause 21.