Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 89E

  (1)   The Commission comprises the following:

  (a)   a Chairperson;

  (c)   3 members nominated by the Australian Council of Trade Unions;

  (d)   a member who, in the Minister's opinion, represents the licensees;

  (e)   a member who, in the Minister's opinion, represents the Commonwealth, and Commonwealth authorities other than licensed authorities;

  (f)   the Chief Executive Officer of Safe Work Australia;

  (fa)   a member who, in the Minister's opinion, represents the interests of members and former members of the Defence Force;

  (fb)   a member who has been nominated by the Chief Minister for the Australian Capital Territory and who, in the Minister's opinion, represents the interests of the Australian Capital Territory's public sector employers;

  (g)   2 members with qualifications or experience relevant to the Commission's functions, or the exercise of its powers.

  (2)   The performance of the Commission's functions, or the exercise of its powers, is not affected merely because of a vacancy in its membership.

Note:   The Commissioners are not the accountable authority of Comcare for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 . See section   12 of that Act and subsection   74(1A) of this Act.