Community Liaison Officer (CLO. The CLO is a person who acts as the liaison officer for the PLC The contractor, after consultation with the Project Liaison Committee (PLC), shall appoint a competent local person as a Community Liaison Officer (CLO). The contractor shall appoint the CLO as part of his site personnel and shall direct all his liaison efforts with the local community through the appointed CLO. The period of employment and the remuneration of the CLO shall be determined jointly by the contractor, the Employer’s Agent and the Client. The CLO shall:
(i) represent the community and assist the contractor, the Employer’s Agent, and the Client with communication between them and the community.
(ii) work an 8-hour day with a total of 40 hours worked per week and shall be present on site each day except when performing off-site community liaison activities.
(iii) communicate daily with the contractor on labour related issues such as numbers and skill.
(iv) assist in the identification and screening of local labour from the community in accordance with the contractor’s requirements.
(v) inform local labour of their conditions of employment, including their period of employment.
(vi) attend disciplinary proceedings involving local labour and ensure that hearings are fair and reasonable.
Community Liaison Officer (CLO. It is a requirement of the Contract that a Community Liaison Officer (CLO) shall be selected by the Employer and appointed by the Contractor. The primary functions of the CLO shall be to assist the contractor with the selection and recruitment of labour, to represent the local community in matters concerning the use of labour on the works, and to assist with and facilitate communication between the Contractor, the Principal Agent and the local communities. The method of identifying suitable candidates for the position of CLO, as well as requirements in respect of the employment of the selected candidate will be advised by the Employer.
Community Liaison Officer (CLO. The CLO is a person who acts as the liaison officer for the PLC The contractor, after consultation with the Project Liaison Committee (PLC), shall appoint a competent local person as a Community Liaison Officer (CLO). The contractor shall appoint the CLO as part of his site personnel and shall direct all his liaison efforts with the local community through the appointed CLO. The period of employment and the remuneration of the CLO shall be determined jointly by the contractor, the engineer and the Client. The CLO shall:
(i) represent the community and assist the contractor, the engineer, and the Client with communication between them and the community.
(ii) work an 8-hour day with a total of 40 hours worked per week and shall be present on site each day except when performing off-site community liaison activities.
(iii) communicate daily with the contractor on labour related issues such as numbers and skill.
(iv) assist in the identification and screening of local labour from the community in accordance with the contractor’s requirements.
(v) inform local labour of their conditions of employment, including their period of employment.
(vi) attend disciplinary proceedings involving local labour and ensure that hearings are fair and reasonable.
Community Liaison Officer (CLO. Staff employed by the WTMA through a ‘host’ Rainforest Aboriginal organisation to liaise between Rainforest Aboriginal people and other Aboriginal people particularly concerned with the land and the WTMA. CLOs also assist with matters of relevance to the land management agencies of the WTWHA. A voluntary agreement under s.41 of the Wet Tropics Management Plan 1998 between the WTMA and a landholder or land manager, setting out how a piece of land in or neighbouring the WTWHA should be managed. Usually amends the application of the Wet Tropics Management Plan 1998 however it must contribute to the primary goal of the WTWHA.
