WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 273B
Access to silica worker register
WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 273B
Access to silica worker register
273B Access to silica worker register
(1) The silica worker register must
not be publicly available.
(2) The following agencies may access and use
information on the silica worker register-- (a) SafeWork NSW,
(b) Insurance
and Care NSW, established under the State Insurance and Care Governance Act
2015 ,
(c) a government sector agency prescribed by the regulations.
(3)
Information on the silica worker register may be used for the following
purposes-- (a) tracking the health and safety of a worker with information on
the register, including conducting epidemiological research,
(b) a purpose
prescribed by the regulations.
