I have requested a Section 82 intervention by the safety regulator in Western Australia after the organisation failed in their duty of care to staff members. The safety regulator, a state government known as Worksafe is tasked with the role of regulating the health and safety of workers in the state.

When you apply for a Section 82 intervention, this relates to the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 in Western Australia. An Act is an Act of Parliament, that is a law and that is supported by Regulations [2022] that provides details to interpret the Act. This legalisation is further supported by Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes.

So I set a deadline and the response I received was the individual making the bullying claim has provided no evidence of workplace bullying. So I can supply documented evidence from safety committee meetings where I raised the issue. The safety committee meeting minutes are vaguely written, I would argue intentionally so to offer little detail. However, I can show to a regulating authority that the issue was at least discussed.

The organisation has deliberately avoided the issue, I will show via internal emails where I have previously raised the issue and the matter has been dismissed. That is because the A-team of non-performers have been involved. Known internally as the three stooges, they have done everything within their power to bury their misdeeds.

A Section 82 requests the safety regulator to intervene in an unresolved matter to solve a health and safety issue in a workplace. That is what I have informed them what I intend to do, and this is what I will follow through with. The organisation believes I am making threats, not so, I alerted them to my intentions, I gave them an opportunity to respond and they were once again dismissive. Now I have escalated the matter to the regulatory authority to review and make an independent decision.