Work Health and Safety Act 2020

For the purposes of this Division, the following persons are parties to an issue —

any person conducting a business or undertaking that is involved in the issue;

any representative of a person or persons referred to in paragraph (a) who is representing the person or persons in relation to the issue;

any worker affected by the issue;

any representative of a worker or workers referred to in paragraph (c) who is representing the worker or workers in relation to the issue.

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that the person’s representative referred to in subsection (1)(b) (if any) —

is not a health and safety representative; and

has an appropriate level of seniority, and is sufficiently competent, to act as the person’s representative.