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Checklist of How to determine whether a union official is authorised to enter your workplace
| Introductory note: | ||
| Union officials who hold a current valid permit have a right to enter your workplace for specifically defined purposes under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). These may be for the purpose of: | ||
| • | investigating a suspected breach of federal workplace laws; | |
| • | investigating suspected breaches relating to outworkers in the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) industry; | |
| • | holding discussions with employees; and | |
| • | exercising rights under state/territorial work health and safety (WHS) laws, including to consult and advise relevant workers on work health and safety matters and to inquire into a suspected breach of WHS laws. | |
| This checklist is designed to help you quickly determine whether a union official has met the requirements necessary to give them authority to enter your workplace. | ||
| How to use this checklist: | ||
| This checklist is intended for the use of national system employers. | ||
| If you check “yes” to all applicable questions, then entry is authorised, and an employer will not be allowed to lawfully refuse or unduly delay entry of a union official. | ||
