Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Worker engagement, participation, and representation - Right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work

87: Regulator may assist to resolve issues relating to cessation of work

You could also call this:

“WorkSafe can help solve problems about stopping work for safety reasons”

If you, as a health and safety representative, a PCBU (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking), or a worker, have a problem about stopping work, you can ask the regulator for help. The regulator is like a special helper who knows a lot about work safety rules.

If the regulator says yes to helping you, they will try to fix the problem as quickly as they can after they agree to help. This means they won’t wait too long before they start working on solving the issue.

Remember, this help is there for you if you’re having trouble figuring out things about stopping work for safety reasons. It’s okay to ask for help when you need it!

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Part 3 Worker engagement, participation, and representation
Right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work

87Regulator may assist to resolve issues relating to cessation of work

  1. The health and safety representative, the PCBU, or the worker may ask the regulator to assist in resolving the issue relating to the cessation of work.

  2. If the regulator agrees to assist in resolving an issue relating to the cessation of work, the regulator must provide the assistance as soon as practicable after agreeing to assist.

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