Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts Delete
section 49G and insert:
(1) In this
Division —
authorised representative , of an organisation of
employees, means an officer or employee of the organisation who holds a right
of entry permit;
conviction —
(a)
means a finding of guilt by a court, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty by
a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded; and
(b)
includes —
(i)
a spent conviction as defined in the Spent Convictions
Act 1988 section 3(1), regardless of sections 13 and 25 to 27
of that Act; and
(ii)
a conviction against a law of another jurisdiction if,
under a law of that jurisdiction, the person concerned is permitted not to
disclose the fact that the person was convicted or found guilty of the
offence;
expiry day , of a right of entry permit, has the
meaning given in section 49Q(3);
federal counterpart , in relation to an
organisation, means a federal organisation that is —
(a) a
federal counterpart (as defined in the FW (Registered Organisations) Act
section 9A) of the organisation; or
(b)
prescribed to be a federal counterpart of the organisation by regulations made
by the Governor;
fit and proper person criteria has the meaning
given in section 49P(2);
industrial law means the following —
(a) this
Act, the LSL Act and the MCE Act;
(b) the
FW Act and the FW (Registered Organisations) Act;
(c)
another law of the Commonwealth, or a law of another State or a Territory,
prescribed to be an industrial law by regulations made by the Governor;
nominated official , in relation to an application
under section 49N(1), has the meaning given in section 49N(3);
relevant employee , when used in connection with
the exercise of a power by an authorised representative of an organisation,
means an employee who is a member of the organisation or who is eligible to
become a member of the organisation;
right of entry permit means a permit issued by the
Commission under Subdivision 3;
work health and safety law means —
(a) the
Work Health and Safety Act 2020 ; or
(b) a
law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory prescribed to be a work
health and safety law by regulations made by the Governor.
(2) In this Division,
a reference to an officer or employee of an organisation includes a reference
to an officer or employee of a federal counterpart of the organisation.