Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

The government shares the concerns about patient and staff safety in hospitals. All patients and staff have a fundamental right to feel safe when in a hospital. This motion effectively asks the government to condone industrial action where medical staff will be on strike. This will potentially put patients' lives at risk. As such, the government cannot support this motion, and we are surprised that other elected representatives would choose to support action of this nature. The government supports the appointment of the Peter Anderson by the New South Wales government, who is currently undertaking a review into the safety of New South Wales hospitals.