Important: From 1 January 2012, information on this website is being reviewed and must be read in conjunction with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

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Appeals and internal review of decisions

If your interests are affected by a decision of an inspector (including the issue of statutory notices) you can apply to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General for the decision to be reviewed internally.

You must complete an application for review of decision (PDF, 178 KB) with enough supporting information to enable a decision about the review to be made. The application should be made within 14 days after the day you received the original decision and be submitted to a nearest to you.

The review will be undertaken internally and you will receive written notice which either:

confirms the original decision
varies the original decision
sets aside the original decision and makes a substitute decision.

You can also apply to the Industrial Court for a stay of the original decision while the internal review process is underway.

If you disagree with a decision or fine, you can also appeal to the Industrial Court.

A notice of appeal must be lodged in writing within 30 days of either receiving the original decision or, if appealing a review decision, the receipt of reasons for the review decision.

The Industrial Court may:

confirm the decision appealed against
vary the decision appealed against
set aside the decision appealed against and make a substitute decision
return the issue to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.