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56 Negotiation of agreement for work groups of multiple
businesses
(1) Negotiations concerning work groups under this Subdivision must
be directed only at the following:
(a) the number and composition of work groups to be represented
by health and safety representatives;
(b) the number of health and safety representatives and deputy
health and safety representatives (if any) for each work group;
(c) the workplace or workplaces to which the work groups will
apply;
(d) the businesses or undertakings to which the work groups will
apply.
(2) A person conducting a business or undertaking must, if asked by a
worker, negotiate with the worker's representative in negotiations
under this section (including negotiations for a variation of an
agreement) and must not exclude the representative from those
negotiations.
(3) If agreement cannot be reached on a matter relating to the
determination of a work group (or a variation of an agreement)
within a reasonable time after negotiations commence under this
Subdivision, any party to the negotiations may ask the regulator to
appoint an inspector to assist the negotiations in relation to that
matter.
(4) The Regulations may prescribe the matters that must be taken into
account in negotiations for and determination of work groups and
variations of agreements.