Seacare Authority — major initiatives in 2002–2003

• Provision of advice to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations on a stage one package of legislative reform priorities, proposing amendments to the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 (Seafarers Act) and Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 (OHS(MI) Act) and consequential amendments to the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Act 1992 (Levy Act) and Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Collection Act 1992 (Levy Collection Act)
   
• Management of the Seafarers Safety Net Fund, including finalisation of a contract between the Seacare Authority and AMICA for joint Fund administration and levy collection arrangements
   
• Adoption of OHS performance improvement targets for the maritime industry
   
• Launch of an Employer Statement of Commitment to maritime industry OHS targets
   
• Successful conduct of the inaugural Sea Safe-Work Awards and OHS Conference
   
• Release of a hazards guidance booklet on manual handling and body stressing
   
• Completion of stage two of a trial of OHS positive performance indicators in the Australian maritime industry and adoption by the Authority of positive performance indicators as a performance reporting methodology
   
• Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with AMSA aimed at improving the administration of the OHS(MI) Act
   
• Management of the transition of support for the Authority from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations to Comcare
   
• Continued participation in Australasian comparative performance reporting projects — the national Comparative Performance Monitoring (CPM) Report and Australasian Return to Work Monitor (ARTW Monitor)

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