Senate debates

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers

Building and Construction Commission

3:23 pm

Photo of Anne McEwenAnne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much, Mr Deputy President. We were talking about election commitments. The Rudd Labor government has, with its new legislation, honoured its election commitments to the people of Australia. Its commitment to the people of Australia was to abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission, the ABCC, and to replace it with the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate, and that is exactly what we are doing. We are introducing another inspectorate that will operate within the building and construction industry—

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