Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00248:section:4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00248
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4
Character Range: 9603–10899

4  Definitions
  In this Act:
Australian law means a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of Safe Work Australia.
Intergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Occupational Health and Safety between the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories, as amended from time to time.
member means a member of Safe Work Australia (including the Chair and the CEO) who is appointed under this Act.
model WHS legislative framework means any model Act, model regulations or model codes of practice relating to WHS, as amended from time to time, developed by Safe Work Australia for adoption by the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories.
Note: The model WHS legislative framework is developed by Safe Work Australia for approval by the WHS Ministers (see item 2 of the table in section 6).
Territory means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory.
voting member means a member other than the CEO.
WHS means work health and safety.
WHS Ministers means the Minister of the Commonwealth, and the Minister of each State and Territory, who is responsible, or principally responsible, for matters relating to WHS.

Part 2—Establishment and functions of Safe Work Australia