Michael Keenan (Stirling, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Social Inclusion. Minister, there is a standing requirement that companies in the construction sector be OH&S accredited by the office of the Federal Safety Commissioner. Why, under the cover of budget day this year, did you issue a regulation to remove this important safeguard for companies tendering for school stimulus work? Why is the safety of workers on these building sites less important to the government than on other building sites?

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