Industrial Relations Act 2016

The following persons may apply to the commission for an authorised officer’s authority under section 337 to be revoked or suspended—

an employer;

a person required to produce a record under section 345.

If, after considering an application under subsection (1), the commission considers an authorised officer has abused the officer’s powers, the commission may—

revoke the officer’s authorisation; or

suspend the officer’s authorisation for a period it considers appropriate; or

attach conditions to the officer’s authorisation it considers appropriate.

For subsection (2), an authorised officer has abused the officer’s powers if the officer has—

contravened a condition of the authorisation; or

entered an employer’s workplace other than under section 348; or

contravened section 348(2); or

exercised the officer’s power to enter in an unreasonable or vexatious way; or

made unreasonable, vexatious or inappropriate use of information obtained from inspecting a record made available because of the officer’s powers as an authorised officer.