Victoria Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 r21: r 21 Involve the health and safety representative when consulting employees

When the Act or the Regulations require an employer to consult employees who are represented by an HSR, section 35(4) of the Act is satisfied only if the employer: (a) gives the HSR all the information on the matter that it gives or plans to give the employees; (b) gives it to the HSR a reasonable time before the employees receive it, unless that is not reasonably practicable; (c) invites the HSR to meet on the matter; (d) meets the HSR if the invitation is accepted or the HSR asks; (e) gives the HSR a reasonable opportunity to state views; and (f) takes those views into account.