Family And Injured Workers Advisory Committee – First Co-Chair/ Member Positions

We understand that applying for these positions may bring up traumatic memories or experiences.
Please contact the FIWAC Secretariat at ****** if you need assistance applying or would like to discuss whether this may be a psychologically safe position for you. Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ or 1300 22 4636 Lifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or 13 11 14 13YARN: 13YARN - Call 13 92 76 | 24 /7 Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders The Committee is being established to provide advice on the needs of people affected by serious work-related incidents.
The Committee will provide advice to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Commonwealth work health and safety regulators about the needs of people affected by workplace incidents involving death, serious injury or illness.
We are looking for applications for both the Co-Chair and member positions (lived experience positions).
We are seeking applicants who are prepared to work collaboratively as a team; will respect and maintain the confidentiality of sensitive discussions; and can draw on their lived experiences to provide views and feedback on government processes, policies and systems.
Key DutiesCo-Chair Position: Provide leadership for the Committee, and work collaboratively with the Second Co-ChairSet meeting agendas, settle papers and develop the Committee's workplanGive effect to the Committee's governance and legal obligations, where appropriateUse own experience and/or expertise to identify system-level issues that are likely to impact affected persons and propose appropriate reforms to address the identified issuesRepresent the Committee in discussions with the Commonwealth, the workplace safety regulators or other partiesMember Positions: Use own experience to identify issues and make recommendations about how to best support people after a serious workplace incident and how processes and practices could be improvedRepresent the Committee in discussions with workplace safety regulators or other partiesEligibilityTo be eligible to apply for the roles of Committee member and/or lived-experience Co-Chair, applicants must have lived-experience of being impacted by a serious workplace incident that resulted in serious workplace injury, illness or fatality.
You will be either a:
person who has, or has had a serious workplace injury or illnessfamily member or carer of a person:o who has been killed in a workplace incident, or
o has, or has had, a serious workplace injury or illness
person who has been affected, directly or indirectly, by a serious work-related incident suffered by another person (for example a co-worker). #J-18808-Ljbffr