21Training for health and safety representatives

21  Training for health and safety representatives  (1) For subsection 72(1) of the Act, the table sets out courses of training in work health and safety which a health and safety representative is entitled to attend.   | Item | Representative | Courses | | 1 | A representative who:<br>(a) is taken to hold the office of health and safety representative in accordance with item 9 of Schedule 2 to the Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011; and<br>(b) before 1 January 2012, completed a course of training accredited by the Commission for section 27 of the OHS Act | (a) either:<br>(i) a bridging course; or<br>(ii) an initial course of training of 5 days; and<br>(b) one day’s refresher training each year, with the entitlement to the first refresher training commencing 1 year after the training mentioned in paragraph (a) | | 2 | Any other representative | (a) an initial course of training of 5 days; and<br>(b) one day’s refresher training each year, with the entitlement to the first refresher training commencing 1 year after the initial training |  (1A) For subregulation (1), the regulator must approve a course of training in work health and safety as a bridging course. Note: A bridging course is intended to be an alternative to a full initial course of training in work health and safety, and is suitable for certain health and safety representatives who have previously received training in work health and safety under the OHS Act.  (2) In approving a course of training in work health and safety for subsection 72(1) of the Act, the regulator may have regard to any relevant matters including:  (a) the content and quality of the curriculum, including its relevance to the powers and functions of a health and safety representative; and  (b) the qualifications, knowledge and experience of the person who is to provide the course. Note 1: This regulation prescribes courses of training to which a health and safety representative is entitled. In addition to these courses, the health and safety representative and the person conducting the business or undertaking may agree that the representative will attend or receive further training. Note 2: Under section 33 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, the power to approve a course of training includes a power to revoke or vary the approval.