The Workplace Safety Board of Tasmania was established under section 8 of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. Its functions are:

1. to advise the Minister on matters relating to workers rehabilitation and compensation;
2. to oversee the operation of workers rehabilitation and compensation procedures;
3. to promote understanding of the Act through education, promotion or any other appropriate means;
4. to inquire into and keep under review the incidence and cost of occupational injuries and disease;
5. to review the performance of licensed and self-insurers and the operation of the Nominal Insurer;
6. to review and monitor premium rates charged by licensed insurers;
7. to ensure, so far as is practicable, the efficient operation of workers rehabilitation and compensation insurance arrangements;
8. to review, evaluate and advise the Minister on rehabilitation programs and practices;
9. to promote and support the effective occupational rehabilitation of injured workers and their early return to work;
10. to review the performance of accredited medical practitioners and accredited persons;
11. to manager the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Fund;
12. to collect sufficient data to enable an actuary to conduct an annual review of the operation and performance of workers rehabilitation and compensation arrangements under this Act; and
13. such other functions as may be prescribed.

Nominee of the Minister and Chairperson

Nominee of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Nominee of the Tasmanian Trades and Labor Council

The Director of Industry Safety appointed under the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995

Two persons nominated by the Minister

A medical practitioner nominated by the Minister

Mr Jim McAlpine

Mr Neale Buchanan

Ms Lynne Fitzgerald

Mr George O'Farrell

Mr Ian Davey, Mr Geoffrey Tremayne

Dr Robert Walters

This Committee was established under Division 5,
section 121 of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
Its functions are to manage claims under the Act where
an employer does not hold a policy of workers compensation insurance

Members of the Nominal Insurer are:

Mr Robert Walker, Chairperson
Mr Greg Matthews
Mr Sonny Azzopardi
Mr Peter Donaldson

This Board was established under section 5 of the Hairdressers' Registration Act 1975. Its functions are:

1. to give advice to the Secretary on any matter in respect of which the Act provides for its giving advice to him; and
2. to give advice and to make recommendations to the Secretary on other matters relating to the administration of the Act, both at the request of the Secretary and on its own initiative.

The make-up of the Board is specified as:

Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (Chairman);

Master Ladies Hairdressers Association of Tasmania

Tasmanian Master Hairdressers' Association

Representative of employees in the hairdressing trade

Employee of the Department

Employee of the Department responsible for the Industrial and Commercial Training Act 1985

Employee of the Department responsible for the Public Health Act 1962

The Board has not met since 1993. Last known members were:

Mr Paul Griffin, Shop Distributive & Allied Employees Association

Mr Kevin Donovan, Hobart Technical College

Mrs Margaret Easton

Mr Barry Pickard

Dr Mark Jacobs, Director of Environmental and Public Health

Mr Geoff Urquhart, Department of State Development and Resources

The Board consists of seven members and was established under section 3 of the Plumbers and Gas-fitters Registration Act 1951

The Board is responsible for ensuring that persons operating as plumbers and gas-fitters in Tasmania are qualified; issues certificates of registration and deals with complaints.

Nominated by the Local Government Association of Tasmania

Nominated by the Master Plumbers' Association of Tasmania

Nominated by the Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors' Association of Tasmania

Nominated by the Hobart City Council and the Launceston City Council

Nominated by the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia

Nominated by the Secretary of the department responsible in relation to the Public Health Act 1962

Nominated by the Secretary of the former Department of Vocational Education and Training

Mr John Blair Palmer, Chairman

Mr Antonius Helmich,

Vice Chairman

Mr Peter David Lucas

Mr Craig Francis Radin

Mr Peter John Fraser

Mr Scott Geoffrey Burton

Mr David John Followes

Established under section 3 of the Architects Act 1929 to register architects.

The President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects

Two persons appointed by the Governor

Two persons nominated by the council of the Institute

Mr Damian Rogers

1. David Archer (Chairman)
2. Position Vacant

Mr Mark Drury
Mr Rodney King

Established under section 7 of the Electricity Industry Safety and Administration Act 1977.
Its functions are to assist the Regulator in the administration of the licensing scheme for electrical contractors and electrical technicians.

Mr Wim Depuit, Aurora Energy (Chairman)
Mr Allan Kenny, Union Representative
Mr Mac Russell, Electrical Contractor
Mr Bill Eldridge, Electrical Contractor
Mr Brian Aherne, Insurance Council of Australia
Mr John Hammersley, Chief Electrical Inspector, DIER
Ms Kim Backhouse, Office of the Ombudsman

Established under section 67 of the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993:

The Board hears building and plumbing appeals and applications seeking modifications to the Regulations.

All appointments have expired. A new Board will be appointed during 2001-2002.

Chairperson

Nominee of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Tasmanian Chapter

Nominee of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, Tasmanian Division

Nominee of the Master Plumbers Association of Tasmania and the Institute of Plumbing , Australia, Tasmanian Chapter

Nominee of the Australian Institute of Building, Tasmanian Chapter

Nominee of the Local Government Association of Tasmania

Mr Albert Granger

Mr Peter Cripps

Mr Roger Locke

Mr Hans Verdouw

Mr Graham Keating

Councillor Dierdre Flint

Established under section 70 of the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993

Members of this Panel may act as Board members when the appointed member is unavailable.

All appointments have expired. A new Panel will be appointed during 2001-2002

Nominees of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Tasmanian Chapter

Nominees of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, Tasmanian Division

Nominees of the Master Plumbers Association of Tasmania and the Institute of Plumbing Australia, Tasmanian Chapter

Nominees of the Australian Institute of Building, Tasmanian Chapter

Nominees of the Local Government Association of Tasmania

Mr John Lawrence, Mr Eric Richardson, Mr Cornelis Wegman

Mr Chester Bullock, Mr J Scott Clennett, Mr C Nick Marstrand

Mr Adrian Cowie, Mr Tom Helmich, Mr Steven Thomson

Mr John Rosevear, Mr David Stubbs, Mr Patrick Toomey

Alderman Lyn Archer, Alderman Christopher Blight, Councillor Joe Paul, Councillor Trevor Roach

Established under section 8 of the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993

The Board reviews and initiates amendments to the Building Regulations and Plumbing Regulations.

All appointments have expired. A new Board will be appointed during 2001-2002

Nominee of the Local Government Association of Tasmania

Nominee of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Tasmanian Chapter

Nominee of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, Tasmanian Division

Nominee of the Master Builders Association of Tasmania and the Australian Institute of Building, Tasmanian Chapter

Nominee of the Institute of Plumbing, Australia

Nominee by the State Fire Commission

Nominee of the Minister for Local Government

Mr David Murfet

Mr Cornelis Wegman

Mr Barry Neilsen

Mr John Rosevear

Mr Frank Weedon

Mr Kenneth Graeme Hammond

Mrs Lyndall Alice Scott

Established under Section 25 of the Racing Act 1983

The Board comprises eight members appointed by the Governor, and a secretary appointed by the Secretary of the Department.

Mr Robert Pearce (Chairman)

Mr Geoffrey [Leigh] Sealy (Deputy Chairman)

Mr Graeme Elliott

Mr Douglas Fry

Mr Colin Saunders

Mr Bernard McKay

Mrs Pamela Fratangelo

Ms Wendy Peddle

Mrs Julie Hannon-Barclay (Secretary)

• Accreditation Board
• Approved Inspection Stations (AIS) Steering Committee
• Australian Bicycle Council
• Australian Concrete Research Forum
• Australian Paint Approval Scheme
• Australian Road Federation
• Australian Road Research Board
• Australian Road Rules Maintenance Committee
• Australian Road Rules State Implementation Committee
• Austroads Heavy Vehicle Reference Group
• Austroads Registration and Licensing Reference Group
• Austroads Stolen Vehicle Working Party
• Austroads Traffic Management Reference Group
• Bike Week Committee
• Crushed Stone and Sand Association
• Federation Internationale du Beton
• Kerbside Parking Control Committee
• Level Crossing Warning Committee
• Motorcycle Liaison Group
• Municipal Bicycle Committees (various)
• National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System (NEVDIS) Project Group
• National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council
• National Research Advisory Group
• National Road Safety Strategy Panel
• National Road Transport Commission (NRTC)
• NRTC Assessing Fitness to Drive
• Older Driver Safety Project Reference Group
• Parking Control Committee
• Passenger Transport Reform Group
• Registration and Licensing Reference Group
• Regional State Bike Week Committee
• Road Construction Industry Forum
• Road Freight Transport Reform Group
• Road Safety Consultative Committee
• Road Safety Liaison Group
• School Bus Safety Liaison Group
• Road Safety Task Force
• Southern Regional Councils Bicycle Committee
• Speed Zoning Committee
• Standards Australia
• State Bicycle Advisory Committee
• Student Transport Working Group
• Sullivans Cove Development Plan (Traffic Sub-Committee)
• Tasmanian Black Spot Consultative Panel
• Tasmanian Road Safety Council
• Tasmanian Road Transport Systems Group
• Tasmanian Skating Committee
• Tasmanian Weed Management Committee
• TIGERS Retirement Package Reference Group
• Traffic Regulations Working Group

• Abalone Diving Industry Code of Practice Development Committee
• Abrasive Blasting and Protective Coating Industry Code of Practice Development Committee
• Advisory Committee on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (ACTDG)
• Agfest Working Group
• Aurora Energy, Electrical Contractors and Electricity Standards and Safety Liaison Committee
• Australia New Zealand Minerals & Energy Council (ANZMEC)
• Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB)
• Australian Certification Committee
• Building Codes Committee
• Building Classification Working Group
• Residential Aged Care Working Party
• Building Access Technical Advisory Committee
• Australian Certification Committee
• Cable Logging Code of Practice Development Committee
• Committee for Plumbing Product Authorisation (CPPA)
• Committee for the State Certification of the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme
• Competent Authorities Panel (CAP)
• Conference of Chief Inspectors of Mines (CCIM)
• Dairy Industry Working Group
• Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council (ERAC)
• Electrical Contracting Industry Liaison Committee
• FOOD - Interdepartmental Committee
• Forest Industry Code of Practice Development Committee
• Gas Technical Regulators Committee
• Heads of Workers Compensation Authorities (HWCA)
• Information and Coordination Network
• Mines Rescue/Emergency Services Committee
• Mining and Quarrying Code of Practice Development Committee
• Mining and Quarrying Industry Code of Practice Development Committee
• National Certification Working Group
• National Inspector Training Working Group
• National Medical Services Group (NMSG) - sub-committee of HWCA
• National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC)
• National Plumbing Regulators Forum
• NOHSC Audit and Evaluation Committee
• NOHSC Executive
• NOHSC Prevention Strategies Facilitation Committee (PSFC)
• NOHSC Small Business Sub-Committee
• Occupational Health and Safety Administrators' Group (OHSAG)
• Plumbers and Gasfitters Review Group
• Rural Industry OH&S and Industrial Relations Committee
• Sawmilling Code of Practice Development Committee
• Shearing Industry Working Group
• Standards Australia Committees and NOHSC Working Groups
• CH/9 Safe Handling of Chemicals
• EL/1 Australia/New Zealand Wiring Rules
• EL/2 Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances and Small Power Transformers
• EL/4 Electrical Accessories
• EL/44 Safe Work on Low Voltage Electrical Installations
• ME/1 - Boilers and Pressure Vessels
• ME/18 - Mining Equipment
• WS/13 On-site Domestic Wastewater Management
• WS/14 National Plumbing and Drainage
• WS/20 Stormwater
• State Emergency Service Committees (Three committees, regionally-based)
• Tasmanian Fire Service: Fire Safety Committee, Structural Fire Safety Group
• Tasmanian Greenhouse Strategy Group
• Tasmanian Hazardous Materials Management Committee
• Tasmanian Minerals Council OH&S Committee
• TEUITB Electrical Sub-Committee
• Workplace Safe Steering Committee
• Workplace Safe Consultative Committee
• Workplace Standards Tasmania Investigations Review Committee
• Workplace Standards Tasmania Safety, Health and Environment Committee
• Workplace Standards Tasmania Staff Consultative Forum Committee

• ABS Mining Statistics User Advisory Group
• Australian and New Zealand Minerals and Energy Council (ANZMEC)
• ANZMEC - Land Access/ Environment Task Force
• ANZMEC - Technical Environment Task Force
• ANZMEC - Upstream Petroleum Subcommittee
• ANZMEC - Minerals Legislation Subcommittee
• ANZMEC - Taxation Review Working Group
• ANZMEC - Land Access (Native Title) Working Group
• ANZMEC - Australasian Chief Government Geologists' Conference
• ANZMEC - Government Geologists Information Policy Advisory Committee
• Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Data Standards Committee
• Australian Urban Regional Information Systems Association (AURISA)
• CODES-SRC Advisory Board
• DPIWE Application Assessment Panel
• Evaluation of Australian Geological Survey Organisation's Geoscience Survey and Research Activities
• Gas Approvals Working Group
• Land Information Coordinating Committee (LICC)
• LICC Sub-committee - The List Steering Committee
• Mineral Exploration Working Group
• Mineral Resources Industry Advisory Panel
• Mining Heritage Committee
• National Groundwater Committee
• Project TIGER Steering Committee
• Tasmanian Statistical Advisory Committee

• Forests and Forest Industry Council
• Ministerial Council for Forestry, Fishing & Aquaculture
• Standing Committee on Forestry

• Racing Training Tasmania