Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I was perusing the Labor Party’s comments about not knowing the price of the ads, not knowing that the government was going to undertake the promotion of the activities of the Office of Workplace Services and the Office of the Employment Advocate in relation to the Workplace Relations Act. I refer the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, because they do not do their homework, to the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook of December 2006, tabled in this place in February. Under the heading ‘Workplace relations reform, raising awareness’ it is stated:

The Government will provide $20.5 million over four years to raise public awareness of the services provided by the Office of Workplace Services and the Office of the Employment Advocate. The education and awareness campaign includes newspaper and radio advertising.

The aim of the campaign is to educate employees and employers to direct workplace complaints to the Office of Workplace Services and employers and employees to approach the Office of the Employment Advocate for information and clarification on agreement making.

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