Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

by leave, I move opposition amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 7158 together:

(1)   Heading to clause 172, page 123 (line 30), omit the heading, substitute:

172 Protection against self-incrimination

[protection against self-incrimination]

(2)   Clause 172, page 123 (line 31) to page 124 (line 3), omit subclause (1), substitute:

  (1)   A natural person may refuse or fail to give information or to do any other thing that the person is required to do by or under this Act or the regulations if giving the information or doing the other thing would tend to incriminate the person.

[protection against self-incrimination]

They follow on from the discussion we have had.

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN: The question now is that clause 172 stand as printed.

Question agreed to.

I move:

(1)   Clause 176, page 125 (line 25) to page 126 (line 4), clause TO BE OPPOSED.

[removal of power to seize dangerous workplaces and things]

First of all, I ask the parliamentary secretary why the power in clause 176 exists. Why does it exist? What are the reasons for it and its intent?