National Occupational Health and Safety Commission
NOHSC · Worksafe Australia
1985 – 1 January 2006
Tripartite national commission of Commonwealth, state and territory, employer and union representatives that declared national occupational health and safety standards and codes of practice and ran national OHS research, data collection and training.
How it came into existence
Established in 1985 under the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985 as a new national body, operating for much of its life under the name Worksafe Australia.
Legislation: National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985 (repealed by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Repeal, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005)
Changes during its life
- 24 July 1987Portfolio responsibility passed to the Department of Industrial Relations.
- 18 July 1997Portfolio responsibility passed to the Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business.
- 21 October 1998Portfolio responsibility passed to the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business.
- 26 November 2001Portfolio responsibility passed to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
- Part split off to form National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme · 17 July 1990
- Notification and assessment of industrial chemicals
- National OHS research, data and standards support (Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council)
NOHSC was replaced by the non-statutory Australian Safety and Compensation Council, whose secretariat was part of the department.
How it ended
Abolished on 1 January 2006, when the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Repeal, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 repealed its Act; its role in declaring national standards and codes of practice passed to the non-statutory Australian Safety and Compensation Council under the Australian Workplace Safety Standards Act 2005, and its secretariat work to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
- Declaring national OHS standards and codes of practice
- OHS research and data
Main functions
- Declaring national OHS standards and codes of practice
- OHS research and national data collection
- Coordinating national OHS policy with the states and territories
- OHS information, education and training
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
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Sources
Government records and websites
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