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Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
287Health and safety representatives
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287 Health and safety representatives
(1) If a person is a health and safety representative for a work group
under Part 4, Division 3 of the old WHS Act immediately before
commencement, on commencement the person becomes a health
and safety representative for the work group under Part 5,
Division 3, Subdivision 4 of this Act.
(2) The person's term of office under this Act is the remainder of the
term for which he or she was elected under the old WHS Act.
(3) If an agreement or determination about a course of training for a
health and safety representative was in force under section 42(3)(b)
of the old WHS Act immediately before commencement, on
commencement the course is taken to have been chosen by the
representative for section 72(1)(c) of this Act.
(4) For sections 85(6) and 90(4), a person who becomes a health and
safety representative for this Act under subsection (1) is taken to
have completed initial training prescribed by the Regulations
referred to in section 72(1)(b).
(5) Subsection (4) and this subsection expire 1 year after