New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 30

30 Functions of Council

(1) The Council has the following functions:

(a) to provide advice to the Minister on any matter relating to occupational health and safety, injury management and workers compensation that the Minister refers to the Council for advice,

(b) to provide advice to the Minister on matters of concern to scheme participants arising from the operation of current workers compensation legislation and occupational health and safety legislation, including advice on more appropriate strategies for achieving the objectives of that legislation,

(c) to serve as a channel of communication between scheme participants and the Minister,

(d) to provide advice to the Minister on emerging issues, problems or trends in relation to occupational health and safety, injury management and workers compensation,

(d1) to provide advice to the Minister on proposals for WorkCover Guidelines and regulations under the workers compensation legislation,

(e) to examine the operation of the WorkCover scheme,

(f) such other functions as are conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.

(1A) Before a WorkCover Guideline, or a regulation (whether made under this Act or the 1987 Act) is published in the Gazette, a copy of the Guideline or the regulation must be provided to the Council.

(2) In this section:
"scheme participants" means employers, employees and other participants in the schemes to which the workers compensation legislation and occupational health and safety legislation relate.