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

We understand what occurred and what the current bill suggests, but it does seem to the coalition that a person that complies with a regulation or compliance code, to the extent that it makes a provision, should be taken to have complied with this act or the regulations in relation to that duty or obligation. It seems to the coalition that that is a fair and reasonable thing, especially for somebody who might be starting up in a particular business or in a particular area and wants to search out the appropriate regulations or compliance codes. If they abide by that, then they should be seen as fully satisfying the legislation. It is not necessarily just a 'tick and flick'. Once a business is in a particular area of endeavour for a longer time and it gets material sent to it as to best practice, that might then inform it of other things. I believe and the coalition believes that especially start-up businesses should be afforded the protection that we would seek to provide. That is the debate in relation to the amendment. Can I ask the parliamentary secretary: is it correct that Queensland have advised of concerns in relation to the mining code of practice.