1

National policy and strategy

to develop, evaluate and, if necessary, revise national WHS and workers' compensation policies and supporting strategies, including the following:

(a) a national WHS strategy, to be developed for approval by the WHS Ministers;

(b) a national compliance and enforcement policy, to be developed for approval by the WHS Ministers, for the model WHS legislative framework; and

2

Model WHS legislative framework and other WHS material

(a) to develop, evaluate and, if necessary, revise:

(i) a model WHS legislative framework, to be developed for approval by the WHS Ministers for adoption by the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories; and

(ii) other material relating to WHS; and

(b) to monitor the adoption by the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories of the model WHS legislative framework approved by the WHS Ministers; and

3

Workers' compensation

to develop proposals to improve workers' compensation arrangements, and to promote national consistency in such arrangements; and

4

Evidence

to:

(a) collect, analyse and publish relevant data; and

(b) undertake and publish research;

to inform the development and evaluation of WHS and workers' compensation policies and strategies; and

5

Education and communication

to develop and implement national education and communication strategies and initiatives:

(a) to support improvements in WHS outcomes and workers' compensation arrangements; and

(b) to promote national consistency in such strategies and initiatives; and

6

Collaboration

to collaborate with the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories, and other national and international bodies, on WHS and workers' compensation policy matters of national importance; and

7

Advising the WHS Ministers

to advise the WHS Ministers on national policy matters and initiatives relating to WHS and workers' compensation; and

8

Other conferred functions

such other functions that are conferred on it by, or under, this Act or any other Commonwealth Act.