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The Occupational Health, Safety and Rehabilitation Council [I] was established on 4 May 1983 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 (Act No.20, 1983). (1) The first members of the Council, and their deputies, were appointed on 12 August 1983. (2)
The Council was to consist of 9 members of whom:
(a) one shall be the Co-ordinator of Occupational Health, Safety and Rehabilitation Services appointed under and subject to the Public Service Act, 1979;
(b) one shall be the person holding or acting in the office of Under Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations;
(c) 3 shall be persons (of whom at least one shall be a woman) appointed by the Minister from a panel of 6 persons (of whom at least one shall be a woman) nominated by the Labor Council of New South Wales;
(d) 3 shall be persons appointed by the Minister from a panel of 6 persons nominated by such bodies or organisations representing employers as are approved by the Minister; and
(e) one shall be a person appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Minister for Health. (3)
The Act provided that 'the Council may, and when requested by the Minister to do so shall, carry out investigations and make reports and recommendations to the Minister with respect to any matter relating to the objects of this Act and, in particular, with respect to:
(a) changes it considers to be desirable to occupational health and
safety legislation;
(b) the improvement of the administration and enforcement of occupational health and safety legislation;
(c) the fostering of a co-operative consultative relationship between management and labour on the health, safety and welfare of persons at work;
(d) the special problems with respect to occupational health, safety and welfare of women, persons of non-English speaking background, handicapped persons or other groups in the community;
(e) the establishment of adequate methods of control of industrial chemicals at a place of work;
(f) the statistical analysis of occupationally related deaths and injuries;
(g) the provision of health care facilities at a place of work;
(h) the fostering of the development and adoption by law of industry codes of practice related to occupational health, safety and welfare; and
(i) the development of rehabilitation plans and facilities to assist persons injured at a place of work.' (4)
The Occupational Health, Safety and Rehabilitation Council [I] was dissolved by the WorkCover Administration Act 1989 (Act No.120, 1989). It was succeeded by the Occupational Health, Safety and Rehabilitation Council [II]. (5)
Endnotes
1. Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983, s.8; NSW Government Gazette No.67, 4 May 1983, 2003.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.111, 12 August 1983, p.3711.
3. Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983, s.9(1).
4. Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983, s.10.
5. WorkCover Administration Act 1989 (Act No.120, 1989), Sch.4 cl.7(2); NSW Government Gazette No.124 Part 1, p.11039.
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