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Safe Work Australia Act 2008
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C2014C00495 (C03)
01 July 2014
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04 March 2016
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 What this Act is about
4 Definitions
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Part 2—Establishment and functions of Safe Work Australia
5 Establishment
6 Functions
7 Performance of functions
8 Immunities and privileges
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Part 3—Membership of Safe Work Australia
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Division 1—What this Part is about
9 What this Part is about
Division 2—Membership and appointment
10 Membership of Safe Work Australia
11 Appointment of the Chair
12 Appointment of acting Chair
13 Appointment of the Commonwealth representative
14 Appointment of each State and Territory representative
15 Appointment of workers’ representatives
16 Appointment of employers’ representatives
Division 3—Terms and conditions of voting members
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Subdivision A—Terms and conditions that apply to all voting members
17 Basis and period of appointment of all voting members
18 Disclosure of interests
19 Resignation of voting members
20 Termination of appointment of voting members
Subdivision B—Terms and conditions that apply only to the Chair
21 Remuneration of the Chair
22 Leave of absence of the Chair
23 Other terms and conditions of the Chair
Subdivision C—Terms and conditions etc. that apply only to other voting members
24 Leave of absence of other voting members
25 Application of the Remuneration Tribunal Act
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Part 4—Planning by Safe Work Australia
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Division 1—What this Part is about
26 What this Part is about
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Division 2—Corporate plan for Safe Work Australia
27 Draft corporate plan
28 Approval of draft corporate plan
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Division 3—Operational plan of Safe Work Australia
29 CEO to prepare a draft operational plan
30 Approval of draft operational plan
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Division 4—Ministerial Council’s directions to alter corporate or operational plans
31 Ministerial Council’s directions to alter corporate plan
32 Ministerial Council’s directions to alter operational plan
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Part 5—Decision making by Safe Work Australia
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Division 1—What this Part is about
33 What this Part is about
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Division 2—Meetings of Safe Work Australia
34 Holding of meetings
35 Presiding at meetings
36 Substitution of voting members at meetings
37 Quorum at meetings
38 Decisions at meetings etc.
39 Conduct of meetings
41 Minutes
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Division 3—Decisions without meetings
42 Decisions without meetings
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Part 6—The CEO, staff and committees of Safe Work Australia, and others assisting
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Division 1—What this Part is about
43 What this Part is about
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Division 2—The CEO of Safe Work Australia
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Subdivision A—Functions of the CEO
44 The CEO
45 Functions of the CEO
46 Directions from the Minister
48 Directions from Safe Work Australia
49 CEO to keep Safe Work Australia informed
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Subdivision B—Appointment of the CEO
50 Appointment of CEO
51 Appointment of acting CEO
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Subdivision C—Terms and conditions of the CEO
52 Remuneration of the CEO
53 Leave of absence of the CEO
54 Other employment of the CEO
56 Resignation of the CEO
57 Termination of appointment of the CEO
58 Other terms and conditions of the CEO
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Division 3—Staff and committees of Safe Work Australia, and others assisting it
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Subdivision A—Staff of Safe Work Australia
59 Staff of Safe Work Australia
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Subdivision B—Committees of Safe Work Australia
60 Committees of Safe Work Australia
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Subdivision C—Others assisting Safe Work Australia
61 Persons assisting Safe Work Australia
62 Consultants
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Part 7—The Safe Work Australia Special Account
63 What this Part is about
64 The Safe Work Australia Special Account
65 Credits to the Account
66 Purposes of the Account
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Part 8—Miscellaneous
67 Delegation by Safe Work Australia
68 Delegation by the CEO of Safe Work Australia
69 How Ministerial Council gives directions etc.
70 Annual report
71 Intergovernmental Agreement to be available on the Internet
72 Review of Safe Work Australia’s role and functions
73 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none]
Endnote 6—Modifications [none]
Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments [none]
Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none]
