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    Work Health and Safety Board


    Body Name: Work Health and Safety Board
    Body Description: The primary function of the Work Health and Safety Board is to give advice and make recommendations to the Minister about policies, strategies, allocation of resources, and legislative arrangements, for work health and safety. Key activities include developing a 5 year strategic plan for improving work health and safety, advising the Minister about state, national and international work health and safety issues, reviewing the appropriateness of provisions of this Act, a regulation or code of practice, considering recommendations made to it by an industry sector standing committee, establishing working parties, considering the most effective and efficient way of applying funds allocated for work health and safety, ensuring industry has been adequately consulted on proposed codes of practice, and promoting work health and safety to industry and the community to encourage a healthy and safe culture at workplaces.
    Body Function: Advisory
    Constitution Date: 01/02/1998
    Contact Officer Name: Secretariat
    Street Address: Office of Industrial Relations
    Level 11, 1 William Street
    BRISBANE QLD
    4000
    Postal Address: GPO Box 69
    BRISBANE QLD
    4001
    Phone Number: (07) 3238 3665
    Email: OIRBoardsAndCommittees@oir.qld.gov.au
    Last Updated: 04/11/2024
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    Body is Active: Yes
    Reporting Requirements: Annual Report
    Max Appointees: 0
    Chairperson Remuneration Rate: Regulation, Administration and Advice Level 3 (Daily)
    Members Remuneration Rate: Regulation, Administration and Advice Level 3 (Daily)
    Approval Process: Ministerial
    Body Region: Brisbane and surrounds

    Members

    FamilyNameGivenNamesPositionTitleAppointmentStartDateAppointmentEndDate
    HartMichaelChair01-07-202630-06-2029
    CarrollLindsayMember01-07-202630-06-2029
    ChapmanAndrewMember01-07-202630-06-2029
    McGuireJackMember01-07-202630-06-2029
    DeeganTracieMember01-07-202630-06-2029
    McCoskerKimMember01-07-202630-06-2029
    SommerAbbyMember01-07-202630-06-2029

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    Contact us

    For information on the Queensland Register of Appointees to Government Bodies please email Register.Appointees@premiers.qld.gov.au.

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    Last updated:
    28 November, 2023