Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, as you've just highlighted, the model laws are not binding. Each state has to decide what it implements. In effect, there are parts of the country that sit entirely outside those model laws currently. There are industries that sit outside of those model laws, and, as a result, there is absolutely no overarching positive duty to prevent sexual harassment in Australian workplaces.