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Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
64Term of office of health and safety representative
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64 Term of office of health and safety representative
(1) A health and safety representative for a work group holds office for
3 years.
(2) However a person ceases to hold office as a health and safety
representative for a work group if:
(a) the person resigns as a health and safety representative for
the work group by written notice given to the person
conducting the relevant business or undertaking; or
(b) the person ceases to be a worker in the work group for which
he or she was elected as a health and safety representative;
or
(c) the person is disqualified under section 65 from acting as a
health and safety representative; or
(d) the person is removed from that position by a majority of the
members of the work group in accordance with the
(3) A health and safety representative is eligible for re-election.