The Federal Government has welcomed the appointment of Cameron Dick to the Chair of Australia's worker's compensation and occupational health and safety regulator.

 

Mr Dick will serve as Chair of Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC) for a three year tenure.

 

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Bill Shorten, said Mr Dick's extensive experience in the public sector will help drive the Commission's future growth.

 

"Mr Dick has considerable experience in workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety matters through his work as the Queensland Minister for Industrial Relations from 2009 to 2012. Mr Dick also served as the Queensland Attorney-General from 2009 to 2011 and as Minister for Education from 2011 to 2012. He is currently a respected barrister-at-law in a private practice in Queensland,” Mr Shorten said.

 

"Mr Dick brings a wealth of experience in workers’ compensation and workplace health and safety which will be invaluable to the work of the Commission.”

 

The SRCC administers regulatory functions of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, which establishes the workers’ compensation scheme covering Commonwealth employees, ACT Government employees and the employees of licensed entities.