Senate debates

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Bills

Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013, Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; In Committee

8:30 pm

Photo of Michaelia CashMichaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

The current rules on labour market testing were put in place under the previous Labor government and, under these rules, employers must show that they have tested the labour market. One of those ways is, yes, putting an advertisement in the local paper because that is one way that you can obviously ensure that potential employees know that a job is available. The monitoring of it is undertaking by department officials in the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

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