National Workplace Relations Consultative Council Act 2002

The Minister may, after consulting the members of the Council or the Digital Labour Platform Consultative Committee (as the case requires), invite a person, body or organisation to nominate a representative for the purposes of this section.

A representative so invited may participate in one or more meetings of one or more of the following, in accordance with the invitation, but does not become a member of the Council, or of a committee or subcommittee:

the Council;

committees of the Council, including the Digital Labour Platform Consultative Committee;

a subcommittee of the Digital Labour Platform Consultative Committee.

If at any time the Minister terminates an invitation, the representative concerned ceases to be entitled to participate in meetings of the Council, its committees or any subcommittee of the Digital Labour Platform Consultative Committee.

While a representative is entitled to attend a meeting or meetings of the Council, the representative is entitled to payment of travelling allowance as if he or she were a member.