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Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
65Disqualification of health and safety representatives
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65 Disqualification of health and safety representatives
(1) An application may be made to the Work Health Court to disqualify
a health and safety representative on the ground that the
representative has:
(a) exercised a power or performed a function as a health and
safety representative for an improper purpose; or
(b) used or disclosed any information he or she acquired as a
health and safety representative for a purpose other than in
connection with the role of health and safety representative.
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(2) The following persons may make an application under this section:
(a) any person adversely affected by:
(i) the exercise of a power or the performance of a function
referred to in subsection (1)(a); or
(ii) the use or disclosure of information referred to in
subsection (1)(b);
(b) the regulator.
(3) If the court is satisfied that a ground in subsection (1) is made out,
the court may disqualify the health and safety representative for a
specified period or indefinitely.