Section Sch2-2 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Health and safety representative may attend interview
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2 Health and safety representative may attend interview (1) With the consent of the worker concerned, a health and safety representative may attend an interview concerning work health and safety between a worker whom the health and safety representative represents and— (a) an inspector; or (b) the PCBU or the PCBU’s representative. (2) With the consent of the workers concerned, a health and safety representative may attend an interview concerning work health and safety between a group of workers whom the health and safety representative represents and— (a) an inspector; or (b) the PCBU or the PCBU’s representative. (3) If subclause (1)(a) or (2)(a) applies, an inspector may refuse to allow a health and safety representative to be present— (a) during any discussion in which personal information may be disclosed (unless the person who is the subject of the information has expressly consented to the health and safety representative being present): (b) if the inspector believes that the presence of the health and safety representative would prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the investigation and prosecution of offences. Compare: 1992 No 96 s 19Z
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