16Negotiations for and determination of work groups—the Act, Sch 3, cl 8

16 Negotiations for and determination of work groups—the Act, Sch 3, cl 8

16 Negotiations for and determination of work groups—the Act, Sch 3, cl 8

Negotiations for and determination of work groups and variations of work groups must be directed at ensuring that the workers are grouped in a way that—

(a) most effectively and conveniently enables the interests of the workers, in relation to work health and safety, to be represented, and

(b) has regard to the need for a health and safety representative for the work group to be readily accessible to each worker in the work group.

Note—

A work group may be determined for workers at more than one workplace, the Act, section 51(3), or for workers carrying out work for 2 or more persons conducting businesses or undertakings at one or more workplaces, the Act, Part 5, Division 3, Subdivision 3.