75Health and safety committees

75 Health and safety committees (1) The person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must establish a health and safety committee for the business or undertaking or part of the business or undertaking: (a) within 2 months after being requested to do so by: (i) a health and safety representative for a work group of workers carrying out work at that workplace; or (ii) 5 or more workers at that workplace; or

Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 53 (b) if required by the Regulations to do so, within the time prescribed by the Regulations. (2) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace may establish a health and safety committee for the workplace or part of the workplace on the person's own initiative. If a health and safety committee is not required to be established, other consultation procedures can be established for a workplace – see Division 2 of this Part.