Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00043:clause:1_30:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00043
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 30 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 16495–19430

30  Training of health and safety representatives

Health and safety representative must complete training
 (1) A health and safety representative for a designated work group must:
 (a) complete a course of training relating to occupational health and safety (the initial training course), as soon as practicable after being selected as the health and safety representative for the designated work group; and
 (b) complete a course of training designed to refresh or update the representative's skills and knowledge relating to occupational health and safety (a refresher training course) as soon as practicable before or after the end of 12 months after:
 (i) the day the representative completed the initial training course; and
 (ii) the day the representative last completed a refresher training course.

Accreditation and consultation requirements
 (2) A course of training completed by the representative for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) or (b):
 (a) must be a course that is accredited by NOPSEMA for the purposes of that paragraph; and
 (b) may be chosen by the health and safety representative.

Operator of facility and employer must allow representative to attend training
 (3) The operator of the facility concerned and, if the representative is employed by a person other than the operator, that employer, must:
 (a) permit the representative to take such time off work as is required to attend the initial training course and any refresher training courses, without loss of remuneration or other entitlements; and
 (b) permit the representative to attend the initial training course as soon as practicable after the representative is selected as the health and safety representative for the designated work group; and
 (c) permit the representative to attend a refresher training course as soon as practicable before or after the end of each 12 month period applicable under paragraph (1)(b).

Operator of facility or employer must pay training costs
 (4) The following person must pay any course fees associated with the representative undertaking training required by subclause (1) and the representative's reasonable costs of attending the training:
 (a) the operator of the facility concerned (unless paragraph (b) of this subclause applies);
 (b) if the representative is employed by a person other than the operator—the employer.

Disputes about training
 (5) If agreement cannot be reached between the operator or employer and the representative about a matter mentioned in subclause (3) or (4), any party may ask NOPSEMA to appoint a NOPSEMA inspector to decide the matter.
 (6) The NOPSEMA inspector may decide the matter in accordance with this clause, having regard to the following matters:
 (a) the timing and availability of courses accredited as mentioned in paragraph (2)(a);
 (b) factors affecting when the representative can reasonably undertake the training;
 (c) whether a deputy health and safety