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197: Sharing of information between regulator and regulatory agencies
or “Regulator and agencies can share information to help each other work better”
You could also call this:

“Other regulators must inform WorkSafe about serious incidents”

If a regulator other than WorkSafe gets told about a notifiable event under section 56, they have to do two things as soon as they can. First, they need to give WorkSafe a copy of the notification. Second, they have to tell WorkSafe if they’re going to look into the event. If they are going to investigate, they need to say whether they’ll do it under this law or a different one.

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or “Doctors must report work-related illnesses and injuries to workplace safety regulators”
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Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions
Administration: Information sharing

198Requirement of other regulator to notify WorkSafe of notifiable event

  1. This section applies if a regulator other than WorkSafe receives a notification of a notifiable event under section 56.

  2. The regulator must, as soon as practicable,—

  3. supply a copy of the notification to WorkSafe; and
    1. advise WorkSafe of whether it intends to investigate the event and, if so, whether the investigation will be carried out under this Act or another enactment.