Western Australian Consolidated Acts

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1984 - SECT 15

15 .         Advisory committees

        (1)         The Commission may at any time and when so requested by the Minister shall appoint advisory committees to assist it in the performance of its functions and duties.

        (2)         Subject to this section, an advisory committee shall consist of such number of persons as are appointed by the Commission.

        (3)         Subject to the direction of the Commission an advisory committee may determine its own procedures.

        (4)         The members of advisory committees are entitled to be paid such remuneration and travelling and other allowances as may be determined by the Minister on the recommendation of the Minister for Public Sector Management ³ .

        (5)         In appointing persons to be members of advisory committees under this section the Commission — 

            (a)         shall, as far as is practicable, appoint persons who represent employers, employees and persons having knowledge of or experience in occupational safety and health; and

            (b)         shall have regard to the desirability of having a reasonable number of men and women, including persons of differing ethnic backgrounds and other groups with special needs.

        [Section 15 amended by No. 30 of 1995 s. 47.]