Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

That is probably the best argument for supporting the legislation, and I thank the senator for that submission. What we are trying to do is ensure that when this model legislation goes into state and territory parliaments they do not tinker with it, quite frankly. If we can get an agreement at federal level on SWA, and it can go forward as model OH&S legislation, it will require the cooperation of states and territories to pass the laws as promulgated at the federal—