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Work Health and Safety Act 2011
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77 Functions of committee
The functions of a health and safety committee are—
(a) to facilitate cooperation between the person conducting a
business or undertaking and workers in instigating, developing
and carrying out measures designed to ensure the workers’
health and safety at work; and
(b) to assist in developing standards, rules and procedures relating
to health and safety that are to be followed or complied with at
the workplace; and
(c) any other functions prescribed by regulation or agreed between
the person conducting the business or undertaking and the
committee.