House debates

Wednesday, 29 March 2006

Ohs and SRC Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

Second Reading

10:20 am

Photo of Stuart HenryStuart Henry (Hasluck, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

No, I will not. The coalition has a proud record regarding its commitment to improving occupational health and safety in every Australian workplace. The coalition further demonstrated its commitment in this area by initiating the development of the National Occupational Health and Safety Strategy in 2002. Signatories to the strategy, along with the Australian government, included all state and territory governments as well as the ACTU and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The strategy seeks to improve Australia’s occupational health and safety performance over the next decade. In addition, it will foster sustainable and safe enterprises that prevent work related death, injury and disease.

The strategy set down five important national priorities: reducing high incidence and severity risks, improving the capacity of business and workers to manage occupational health and safety, preventing occupational disease more effectively—

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