Meeting papers

ATTACHMENT 4 - MOTION D




  2023 LGAQ Annual Conference – Motions template


   Who is the key contact for this motion?     Councillor Karen Finzel
   (required)
   Submitting council (required)               Noosa Shire Council
   Supporting organisation (if applicable)     Fair Work Australia
   Council resolution # (required)             20 July 2023

   Date of council resolution                  20/07/2023
   (required)

   Does this motion have state-wide relevance?
   Yes. State wide relevance is recognized in relation to the Psychosocial Safety Code of
   Practice approved by the Minister, taking effect from 1 April, 2023 under Work Health
   and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) s26A.
   Title of motion (required)                  Psychosocial Risk Reduction Training

   Motion                                      The LGAQ calls on the Qld State and
   (required)                                  Federal Governments to allocate Funding
                                               for a Pilot Program to enable the LGAQ to
                                               co-ordinate ‘Psychosocial Risk Reduction
                                               Training’.
   What is the desired outcome sought?         Supporting Local Councils in meeting the
   (required) 200 word limit                   State’s mandated requirements to achieve
                                               compliance and discharge their duty of
                                               care in relation to the Psychosocial Safety
                                               Code of Practice approved by the Minister,
                                               taking effect from 1 April, 2023 under
                                               Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)
                                               s26A.
                                               Proposing LGAQ undertake consultation in
                                               collaboration with 15 Queensland Local
                                               Councils ranging in size small to large.
                                               Co-ordinating the delivery of a targeted
                                               Pilot of ‘Educational Training Programs’
                                               addressing the management of
                                               psychosocial risks in the workplace.
                                               Collecting evidence with the view of
                                               collating data to measure the impacts,
                                               benefits, productivity, funding and
                                               capacity with the goal of testing and
                                               adjusting Pilot materials used in the trial.
                                               Considering the Council Employee Code of
                                               Conduct Legislative Principles Public
                                               Sector Ethics Act 1994 (Qld) for all workers




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