Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
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553B Definitions
In this Chapter—
affected person means a person who has been affected, directly or indirectly, by a workplace incident that involves death or a serious injury or illness;
co-chairperson means—
(a) the non-government co‑chairperson or a person acting in that office; or
(b) the government co-chairperson or a person acting in that office;
Committee means the Workplace Incidents Consultative Committee established by the Minister under section 126A of the Act;
committee member means a member of the Committee appointed under regulation 553D or 553F;
Department means the Department of Justice and Community Safety;
deputy non-government co-chairperson means the committee member elected as deputy co‑chairperson under regulation 553C(2)(b);
government co-chairperson means the co‑chairperson appointed under regulation 553F;
identifying information means information about a person whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained from the information;
non-government co-chairperson means the committee member elected as co‑chairperson under regulation 553C(2)(a).
Reg. 553C inserted by S.R. No. 106/2020 reg. 3.