12BPurpose of Committee

12B Purpose of Committee

(1) The purpose of the Committee is to provide, in the public interest, a regular and organised means by which representatives of: (a) the Government of the Commonwealth; and (b) digital labour platform operators; and (c) workers performing digital platform work; and (d) when the Minister considers it appropriate, other persons, bodies and organisations; may consult together on workplace relations matters relating to digital platform work. (2) It is the intention of this Act that: (a) meetings of the Committee will be conducted on a non‑political basis; and (b) the Committee will not interfere with the proper performance of the functions of industrial tribunals; and (c) subject to the rights of persons participating in meetings of the Committee to report to the persons, bodies and organisations that they represent and to the right of the Committee to make announcements that those persons agree are in the public interest, the views expressed at those meetings will be kept confidential. (3) Subsection (1) does not limit the purposes of the Council under section 5.