Employment and Labor Law

On Thursday 22 October 2015, the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (Qld) (amending Act) received royal assent and was passed into law. Relevantly, the amending Act serves to unwind the previous Newman government’s amendments to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) which had introduced a requirement for 24 hours written notice to be given to exercise a right of entry for suspected health and safety contraventions. The previous amendments were prompted by reports of widespread abuse of the health and safety entry powers to circumvent notice requirements applicable to other forms of rights of entry, particularly in the construction industry. With the unwinding of those provisions, union officials will once again have a pathway onto a worksite without the need for advance notice.

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