Safe Work Australia Act 2008
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43 What this Part is about
This Part is about Safe Work Australia’s CEO, its staff, its committees and others who assist it to perform its functions.
CEO
Division 2 is about the CEO. The CEO’s functions are to manage Safe Work Australia’s administration and assist it in the performance of its functions. The CEO must perform his or her functions in accordance with the corporate and operational plans. He or she must also comply with any direction given by the Minister (see section 46) or Safe Work Australia (see section 48).
Staff, committees and others
Division 3 is about Safe Work Australia’s staff, its committees and other people who assist it to perform its functions.
Its staff are members of the Australian Public Service (see section 59).
Its committees are constituted by the Chair, and may consist of members of Safe Work Australia or others (see section 60).
Other people who assist it can be consultants, or those people that the Commonwealth, the States or the Territories make available to Safe Work Australia for that purpose.