Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Marshall, I move:

That the following matters be referred to the Education and Employment References Committee for inquiry and report by the last sitting day of September 2018:

The framework surrounding the prevention, investigation and prosecution of industrial deaths in Australia, with particular reference to:

(a) the effectiveness and extent of the harmonisation of workplace safety legislation between the states, territories and Commonwealth;

(b) jurisdictional issues surrounding workplace investigations which cross state and territory boundaries;

(c) issues relating to reporting, monitoring and chains of responsibility between states, territories and the Commonwealth;

(d) safety implications relating to the increased use of temporary and labour hire workers;

(e) the role of employers and unions in creating a safe-work culture;

(f) the effectiveness of penalties in situations where an employer has been convicted of an offence relating to a serious accident or death; and

(g) any other related matters.