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

I, and also on behalf of Senators Watt, Sheldon and Pratt, I move:

(1) That the Senate notes that:

(a) the report of the Senate Education and Employment References Committee into The role of Commonwealth, state and territory Governments in addressing the high rates of mental health conditions experienced by first responders, emergency service workers and volunteers, was tabled on 14 February 2019;

(b) in a resolution of 14 March 1973, the Senate declared its opinion that the Government should provide a response to committee reports within three months of tabling; and

(c) on 4 December 2019, Minister Cash tabled a letter from the Attorney General and Minister for Industrial Relations stating that the Government was still considering and consulting with stakeholders on the report's recommendations, and was therefore not in a position to table the response.

(2) There be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations, by no later than midday on 25 February 2020, the government response to the report of the Senate Education and Employment References Committee into The role of Commonwealth, state and territory Governments in addressing the high rates of mental health conditions experienced by first responders, emergency service workers and volunteers.