South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts33—Functions of health and safety committees
(1) The functions of a
health and safety committee are—
(a) to
facilitate co-operation between an employer and the employees of the employer
in initiating, developing, carrying out and monitoring measures designed to
ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of the employees; and
(b) to
assist in the resolution of issues relating to occupational health, safety or
welfare that arise at any relevant workplace; and
(c) to
assist in the formulation, review and dissemination (in such languages as are
appropriate) to employees of the occupational health, safety and welfare
practices, procedures and policies that are to be followed at any relevant
workplace; and
(d) to
consult with the employer on any proposed changes to occupational health,
safety or welfare practices, procedures or policies; and
(e) to
keep under review—
(i)
developments in the field of rehabilitation of employees
who suffer work-related injuries; and
(ii)
the employment of employees who suffer from any form of
disability; and
(f) to
assist—
(i)
in the return to work of employees who have suffered
work-related injuries; and
(ii)
in the employment of employees who suffer from any form
of disability; and
(g) such
other functions as are prescribed or agreed upon by the employer and the
health and safety committee.
(2) A
health and safety committee may establish such sub-committees as it thinks fit
(which may, but need not consist of, or include, members of the committee) to
provide advice or to assist it in the performance of its functions under this
Act.
(3) A
health and safety committee may delegate any of its functions to a
sub-committee established under subsection (2).
(4) A delegation under
subsection (3)—
(a) may
be made subject to such conditions as the health and safety committee thinks
fit; and
(b) is
revocable at will; and
(c) does
not derogate from the power of the committee to act in any matter itself.