Senator Nettle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

it has been 19 months since Ms Cornelia Rau was found imprisoned unlawfully in the Baxter detention centre,

(ii)

Ms Rau has still not received compensation for her wrongful imprisonment or the effects of her treatment in detention,

(iii)

the Government appears to be effectively forcing Ms Rau to sue it in court, rather than negotiating an agreement or agreeing to an arbitrated settlement, and

(iv)

this same issue was raised in the Senate more than 6 months ago; and

(b)

calls on the Government to:

(i)

negotiate a generous compensation agreement with Ms Rau for the ordeal it inflicted upon her,

(ii)

ensure that this compensation agreement is completed within 3 months, and

(iii)

avoid a situation where Ms Rau is forced to take legal action and endure years in the courts.

Senator Nettle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that Mr Barry Hemsworth has been the elected union delegate at Botany Cranes in Sydney for the past 10 years;

(b)

congratulates Mr Hemsworth on the work he has done to ensure the safety of all workers at the site;

(c)

condemns the decision by Botany Cranes to sack the union delegate, Mr Hemsworth, after his insistence that employees be properly trained;

(d)

condemns the threat that other employees face fines of up to $28,600 each if they attend a union meeting to discuss the unfair sacking;

(e)

notes that Mr Hemsworth and other employees in similar situations no longer have access to unfair dismissal proceedings; and

(f)

calls on the Government to repeal the unfair industrial relations laws that see employees face intimidation, unsafe work practices and no avenues of redress.