Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The primary function of an industry sector standing committee is to give advice and make recommendations to the workplace health and safety board about workplace health and safety in the industry sector for which the committee is established.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the committee may discharge its primary function by--
(a) examining the appropriateness of, and need for, setting workplace health and safety standards; and
(b) considering issues referred to it by the board; and
(c) recommending to the board that working parties be established to respond to workplace health and safety issues; and
Examples of responses under paragraph (c)--
1 developing a code of practice
2 organising a workplace health and safety promotional program
(d) recommending to the board who should be a member of a working party; and
(e) recommending to the board procedures for the operation of working parties.