Unions may apply to the regulator (Chief Executive, WorkSafe Tasmania) to have one or more of their officials granted a WHS entry permit. This permit allows union entry into workplaces for specified purposes.
Our guidance note Workplace Right of Entry by Work Health and Safety Entry Permit Holders (PDF, 195.2 KB) gives details of:
- the role of a WHS entry permit holder
- when they may enter a workplace and the notice they must supply
- what they may do after entry
- how disputes about right of entry are managed.
How to apply for a WHS entry permit
To apply for a WHS entry permit, you must be:
- an official of the union
- have satisfactorily completed approved training; contact WorkSafe for current details of the training provider
- hold or will hold a Fair Work entry permit, or are entitled to enter workplace under Section 77 of the Industrial Relations Act 1984.
If you meet all the above criteria, then you must:
- submit the completed WHS entry permit application (PDF, 959.9 KB) to WorkSafe Tasmania
- provide a current photograph
- provide a copy of your training certificate.
If the regulator is satisfied you meet the criteria and objective of the Work Health and Safety Act, you will be issued a permit.
Permits are valid for 3 years and your name will be listed on our website.
Current entry permit holders
The list below contains the names of people who currently hold a WHS entry permit and the expiry date of their permits.
Australian Education Union, Tasmania Branch
- Bharti Kour 21/08/2026
- Michelle Rippon 7/04/2025
- Leeanne Clifford 5/05/2025*
- Rowan Richardson 12/05/2026
- Gerard Enniss 31/05/2026*
- Kathryn Lee 15/11/2026*
- Gaylee Kuchel 19/01/2027
- Emma Gill 22/07/2027
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
- John Short 18/04/2026
- Jacob Edward Batt 30/10/2026
- Teodino Ottavi 14/03/2027
Australasian Meat Industry, Employees Union
- Justin Smith 1/05/2027
- Jason Roe 1/05/2027
- Darrell Shelton 1/05/2027
- John Dawson 22/07/2027
Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation
- Mandy Clark 14/6/2027
- Peter McBeath 10/11/2025
- Phoebe Mansell 24/06/2027
- Jane Pond 14/6/2027
- Shane Rickerby 20/08/2027
- Peter McBeath 10/11/2025
- Nicoleen Hood 2/03/2026
- Jenna Bowling 8/3/2026
- Eilish Short 23/09/2027
- Ben Naismith 1/10/2027
- Sarah Mannion 2/10/2027
- Annette Beechey 17/10/2027
Australian Services Union
- Karen Tantari 13/09/2025
- Samantha Batchelor 14/04/2026
- Kenneth Richardson 5/10/2026*
- Troy Baker 24/01/2027
- Leaselle Archer 22/03/2027
- Jessica Cassidy 14/08/2027
Australian Workers Union
- Danny Mundey 05/12/2026
- Max Murphy 26/09/2025
- David Meers 26/09/2025
- Regan Powell 6/10/2026
- Anthony Beven 2/10/2027
Communication, Electrical and Plumbing Union
- Christopher Clark 14/6/2027
- Christopher Lynch 21/07/2026
- Craig Thomas 24/07/2026
- Adrian Shaw 18/10/2026
- Amanda Coleman 14/05/2027
Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union
- Mark Green 7/09/2025
- Paolo Giumarra 15/09/2025
- Jaxson Mahy 30/09/2025
- Rhett Campbell 30/09/2025
- Andrew De Bono 30/09/2025
- Chris Chrisopoulidis 30/09/2025
- Nikolaos Vamvas 13/10/2025
- Gerard Ayers 26/10/2025
- Anthony Thornton 26/10/2025
- Gerald McCrudden 18/11/2025
- Garry Donnon 29/11/2025
- Jason Deans 14/12/2025
- Robert Janjic 24/01/2026
- Joel Shackleton 27/02/2026
- James Harris 08/06/2026
- Paul Tzimas 14/09/2026
- Yanni Apostolidis 16/10/2026
- Kylie Brown 6/11/2026
- Alisha Bull 22/03/2027
- Matthew Montebello 21/08/2027
- Daniel Murphy 12/09/2027
- Corey Laux 30/10/2027
In exercising right of entry to workplace as a WHS entry permit holder the permit holder must observe the provisions of section 77 of the Industrial Relations Act and conditions set out in Regulation 18 of the Industrial Relations Regulations.
Independent Education Union of Australia
- Jeremy Oliver 21/07/2025
- Abigail Butler 1/10/2027
Health and Community Services Union
- Geoff Blyth 18/09/2026
- Richard Parkinson 28/09/2026
- Odette Seabourne 25/09/2026
- Rachel Brown 22/12/2025
- Desmond Marcenko 3/3/2026
- Megan Thomas 15/08/2026
- Chelsea Menzie 12/09/2026
- Lucas Digney 17/10/2026
- Shane Mark Hamel 8/02/2027
- Robbie Moore 8/02/2027
- James Eddington 8/02/2027
- Tammy Lisa Munro 9/02/2027
- Lily Timms 10/05/2027
- Daniel Hicks 21/05/2027
- James Milligan 18/09/2027
Mining and Energy Union
- Stephen Barrett 28/05/2027
- Ricky Gale 5/10/2025
- Stephen Smyth 18/04/2027
National Tertiary Education Union
- Christopher Kennedy 8/09/2026
Rail, Tram and Bus Union
- Byron Cubit 15/03/2026
The Police Association of Tasmania
- Amanda Thompson 7/04/2025*
- Emily Harvey 5/10/2026*
- Ella Nichols 5/10/2026*
Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association
- Carol Webb 26/10/2025
- Andrew Coyle 4/11/2025
- Melissa Read 7/11/2025
- Jodee Inches 7/11/2025
- Carol Wadley 4/11/2025
- Joel Tynan 25/09/2027
- Sean Pudney 17/10/2027
- Laura Zakelj 28/10/2027
United Firefighter Union
- Leigh Hills 11/12/2026*
- Stephen McCallum 5/12/2026*
United Workers Union
- Josephine Murphy 14/04/2026
- Rhiannon Salter 20/12/2025
- Ashley Wilton 23/09/2025
- James Katarzynski 1/09/2025
- Amy Brumby 20/12/2025
- Rhiannon Salter 20/12/2025
- Bishwoksen Adhikari 22/05/2026
* In exercising right of entry to workplace as a WHS entry permit holder the permit holder must observe the provisions of section 77 of the Industrial Relations Act and conditions set out in Regulation 18 of the Industrial Relations Regulations.
Resources
Workplace Right of Entry by Work Health and Safety Entry Permit Holders (PDF, 195.2 KB)