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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Miscellaneous provisions - Administration - Designated agencies

192: Role of designated agencies

You could also call this:

“Special groups need permission to do certain jobs and can only do their assigned work”

When a group is given special duties for certain jobs under [section 191], WorkSafe or other groups can only do those jobs if the special group says it’s okay. This helps make sure everyone knows who’s in charge of what.

The special group and its inspectors can’t do jobs that aren’t part of their duties unless WorkSafe (or another special group) says it’s okay. This helps keep things organised and stop people from doing work they’re not supposed to do.

Even if someone forgets to ask for permission, it doesn’t mean the work they did doesn’t count. The law says that if WorkSafe, another group, or the special group does a job without asking first, it still matters and is still valid.

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Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions
Administration: Designated agencies

192Role of designated agencies

  1. If a designated agency has been given a scope of designation under section 191, WorkSafe or another agency may perform functions or exercise powers under this Act or any other enactment in respect of the scope of designation only if the designated agency has given its consent for WorkSafe or the other agency to do so.

  2. A designated agency or its inspectors must not perform any functions or exercise any powers in respect of a matter that is outside its scope of designation unless WorkSafe (or, if relevant, another designated agency) has given its consent for the designated agency to do so.

  3. However, a failure to obtain consent under subsection (1) or (2) does not affect the validity of the performance of any function or exercise of any power by WorkSafe or another agency or by the designated agency (as the case may be).