Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered ActsIn this Act:
"approved model OHS codes of practice" means the model OHS codes of practice that are approved by the Ministerial Council, as amended from time to time.
"approved model OHS legislation" means the model OHS legislation that is approved by the Ministerial Council, as amended from time to time.
"approved OHS compliance and enforcement policy" means the policy that:
(a) deals with the compliance and enforcement of Australian laws that adopt the approved model OHS legislation; and
(b) is developed by Safe Work Australia under item 5 of the table in section 6; and
(c) is approved by the Ministerial Council;
as amended from time to time.
"Australian law" means a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
"CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of Safe Work Australia.
"Intergovernmental Agreement" means the Intergovernmental Agreement for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Occupational Health and Safety between the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories, as amended from time to time.
"member" means a member of Safe Work Australia (including the Chair and the CEO) who is appointed under this Act.
"Ministerial Council" means the council of Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers that:
(a) is known as the Workplace Relations Ministers' Council on the day on which this definition commences; and
(b) is constituted so that it consists of no more than one Minister representing each of the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories when dealing with matters with which this Act is concerned.
"model OHS codes of practice" means the model codes of practice relating to OHS that are prepared by Safe Work Australia under item 3 of the table in section 6, as amended from time to time.
"model OHS legislation" means the model Act and model regulations relating to OHS that are prepared by Safe Work Australia under item 2 of the table in section 6, as amended from time to time.
"OHS" means occupational health and safety.
"Territory" means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory.
"voting member" means a member other than the CEO.