Work Health and Safety Act 2012

An application may be made to the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) to disqualify a health and safety representative on the ground that the representative has – exercised a power or performed a function as a health and safety representative for an improper purpose; or used or disclosed any information he or she acquired as a health and safety representative for a purpose other than in connection with the role of health and safety representative.

The following persons may make an application under this section:any person adversely affected by – the exercise of a power or the performance of a function referred to in subsection (1)(a); or the use or disclosure of information referred to in subsection (1)(b); the regulator.

If the court is satisfied that a ground in subsection (1) is made out, the court may disqualify the health and safety representative for a specified period or indefinitely.