Kevin Andrews (Menzies, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I conclude on this note: there have been a series of agreements approved by the Office of the Employment Advocate which provide in those agreements that occupational health and safety training be provided to employees. In addition to that, section 16(3)(c) of the Work Choices legislation specifically provides that state and territory occupational health and safety laws, including the right of union officials to enter a workplace, is preserved under that legislation. The Leader of the Opposition knows that. He made a foolish statement a couple of weeks ago, but he knows that the state and territory occupational health and safety laws continue to operate in Australia.

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