Role of inspectors

Inspectors are officers employed by the Department of Justice and Attorney-General who have a responsibility to:

ensure (as far as possible) the provisions of awards and agreements are complied with
inform employees and employers of their rights and obligations under the Act
perform other functions given to an inspector under the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (PDF, 1.9 MB) and or other related legislation

An inspector may:

enter any public place or workplace when it is carrying on business, or otherwise open for entry
inspect, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the workplace
copy any document at the workplace (including but not limited to time and wages records)
require a person at the workplace to give reasonable help to exercise these powers
require a person to produce for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the inspector, a document relating to employees and keep the document to copy it before returning it as soon as practicable
during business hours, question an employer or other person at the workplace to obtain information to help the inspector ensure compliance with the Act or an industrial instrument
for the purposes under the Act, require a person to state their name and address
issue an infringement notice relating to contraventions of specific sections of the Industrial Relations Act 1999

Last updated July 21, 2009

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