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13 July, 2005
Australian affiliate CFMEU strongly opposes the Howard government’s plan to dissolve the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission in favour of a stripped-down ministerial advisory panel. The tripartite NOHSC coordinates campaigns to prevent workplace deaths, injuries and illnesses, and its research is vital in setting national health and safety standards. Many employers have joined CFMEU in lodging protests against the government’s cost-cutting measure that is sure to undermine initiatives for health and safety standards.