Section 185 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Health and safety medical practitioners may suspend workers in certain cases

185 Health and safety medical practitioners may suspend workers in certain cases (1) Subject to subsection (2), a health and safety medical practitioner may, by written notice to the worker (a copy of which must be given to the PCBU),— (a) require the worker to cease doing anything specified in the notice that, in the health and safety medical practitioner’s opinion, constitutes, causes, or increases the worker’s exposure to the hazard; and (b) require the PCBU to ensure that the worker ceases doing the thing or things specified in the notice. (2) A health and safety medical practitioner may exercise the powers under subsection (1) if satisfied that— (a) a worker— (i) is, has been, or may have been exposed to a significant hazard while at work; and (ii) has failed or refused, without reasonable cause, to comply with a notice under section 184 ; or (b) a worker has been so harmed by exposure to a significant hazard while at work that the worker should not continue to be exposed to the hazard. (3) Every worker and PCBU must comply with a suspension notice served under this section. Compare: 1992 No 96 s 37