Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 64

64 Term of office of health and safety representative

(1) A health and safety representative for a work group holds office for 3 years.

(2) However a person ceases to hold office as a health and safety representative for a work group if—

(a) the person resigns as a health and safety representative for the work group by written notice given to the person conducting the relevant business or undertaking; or

(b) the person ceases to be a worker in the work group for which he or she was elected as a health and safety representative; or

(c) the person is disqualified under section 65 from acting as a health and safety representative; or

(d) the person is removed from that position by a majority of the members of the work group under a regulation.

(3) A health and safety representative is eligible for re-election.