Schedule 6 Constitution of the Mine Health and Safety Council
24. Definitions

 

 

Unless the context otherwise indicates--

 

alternate

means any person appointed as an alternate to a member under item 9(10);

 

chairperson

means any person who chairs any meeting of the Council or a committee;

 

clear day

means any day of the week except Sundays and public holidays;

 

committee

means any permanent committee or other committee;

 

consensus

means unanimous agreement;

 

establishing authority

means--

i)          in the case of the Council and a permanent committee, Parliament by legislation;

ii)         in the case of an ad hoc committee, the Council; and

iii)        in the case of a subcommittee, the Council, or any permanent or ad hoc committee that establishes the subcommittee;

 

member

means any member of the Council or any committee and includes any alternate designated by a member to represent that member at a meeting of the Council or committee;

 

other committee

means--

a)        an ad hoc committee established for a limited term to perform any function of the Council which is not a function of any permanent committee; and

b)        a subcommittee established by--

i)          the Council to perform any function of the Council which is not assigned by or under this Act to a permanent committee; and

ii)         a permanent or an ad hoc committee to perform any function of that committee; and

 

(If a function of the Council needs to be performed on a permanent basis by a committee, the Council may either delegate or assign the function to a permanent committee or request that a new permanent committee be established by legislation to perform the function.)

 

party

means employers, employees or the State, as the case may be.