Health and Community Services ISSC communique: August 2025

The Health and Community Services Industry Sector Standing Committee (the Committee) met on Thursday, 28 August 2025.

Members welcomed the Chair of the Work Health and Safety Board (WHS Board), Mr Michael Hart, who was appointed to the role in January 2025. Mr Hart, who attended at the start of the meeting, acknowledged the work of the Committee in providing grounded industry insights and feedback to support the WHS Board perform its advisory function.

Members discussed a presentation from the Office of Industrial Relation’s (OIR) Psychological Health Unit’s on managing psychosocial hazards in the residential care sector.

The Committee noted a briefing from OIR about the model Code of practice for the Healthcare and Social Assistance industry and current status of the model code (published on the Safe Work Australia website on 4 July 2025).

The Committee discussed a request from the WHS Board around heads of power and security guards use of restraint in various contexts.

The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Thursday, 27 November 2025.

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