The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL, today announced the appointment of Janet O’Reilly as a full-time Review Commissioner with the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Review Division (WHSCRD), effective August 12, 2021.

The appointment was made through the merit-based appointment process of the Independent Appointments Commission.

Biographical information is provided in the backgrounder below.

WHSCRD is comprised of a Chief Review Commissioner and a Panel of Review Commissioners. The Division reviews final decisions of WorkplaceNL to ensure compliance with the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act and Regulations and is mandated to direct appropriate remedies where necessary. WHSCRD is independent from WorkplaceNL.

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“I welcome Janet O’Reilly as full-time Review Commissioner for the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Review Division. I am confident that her experience and background will be an asset to the work of the Division.”
Honourable Bernard Davis
Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL

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Media contact
Lynn Robinson
Environment and Climate Change
709-729-5449, 691-9466
lynnrobinson@gov.nl.ca

BACKGROUNDER

Biographical Information for Janet O’Reilly

Janet O’Reilly obtained her LL.B. from Dalhousie University in 1999 and was called to the Bar of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2000. Since that time Ms. O’Reilly has practiced law with Patterson Palmer; clerked at the Court of Appeal; worked as a Corporate Examiner with Johnson Insurance; and most recently, was an Access and Privacy Analyst with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Ms. O’Reilly is also a director and actor in the local theatre community.