Senate debates

Thursday, 7 September 2017

Questions without Notice

Building and Construction Industry

2:48 pm

Photo of Arthur SinodinosArthur Sinodinos (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science) Share this | Hansard source

Let me make this point: regulation on use is a matter for the states and territories. We're working with the states and territories to clarify these enforcement and compliance obligations. It's not a matter of stopping stuff at the border, because at the border it's not necessarily the case that you can predict that the cladding will be used for a particular non-compliant or non-conforming purpose. The point here is to work with the states and territories to have adequate controls and enforcement. It is a matter for the states and territories. I have indicated a number of the mechanisms we've put in place to work with them in order to enforce the appropriate regulation.

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