Public Comment

WorkSafe Position - Employing or engaging a suitably qualified person

WorkSafe Positions

WorkSafe Positions are intended to provide certainty to people who have duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004. They state the way in which, in WorkSafe’s opinion, the Act or the regulations made under the Act apply.

What is this WorkSafe Position about?

The Act requires employers to employ or engage persons who are suitably qualified in relation to occupational health and safety to provide advice. This WorkSafe Position provides definition around what ‘suitably qualified’ means.

Download a copy here, or contact the WorkSafe Advisory Service to request a hard copy.

Public comment period

An important part of our work to develop WorkSafe Positions involves providing the community with an opportunity to comment on them.

The public comment period for this WorkSafe Position is from Friday 22 August 2008 to close of business on Thursday 18 September 2008. Your submission may not be considered if it arrives after this deadline.

Making a submission

WorkSafe can only accept written submissions. You can use our submission form to provide your comments, or you may prefer to draft your own submission.

Submissions can be sent to WorkSafe in the following ways:

Email    worksafepositions@worksafe.vic.gov.au

Fax       03 9641 1713

Mail      Public Comment

Manager, Information & Guidance Branch

WorkSafe Victoria

GPO Box 4306, Melbourne 3001

More information

Enquiries about this draft WorkSafe Position should be directed to the WorkSafe Advisory Service.