Page 2237 - Week 11 - Tuesday, 31 October 1989

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Speaker, this relates to involved unions. It means now that an employer should not establish or vary a DWG without consulting each involved union. The committee recommendation was to take that out. I reiterate what I have already said in relation to involved unions.

MR WHALAN (Minister for Industry, Employment and Education) (8.11): We will be objecting to it.

Question put:

That the amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 5  NOES, 12

Mr Humphries Mr Berry
Mr Kaine Mr Collaery
Mrs Nolan Mr Duby
Mr Stefaniak Ms Follett
Mr Stevenson Mrs Grassby
 Mr Jensen
 Dr Kinloch
 Ms Maher
 Mr Moore
 Mr Prowse
 Mr Whalan
 Mr Wood

Question so resolved in the negative.

Clause agreed to.

Clause 38 (Work groups designated by Registrar)

MR STEFANIAK (8.13): I seek leave to move two amendments together.

Leave granted.

MR STEFANIAK: I move:

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Line 8, omit "25%", substitute "50%"; and

Line 13, omit "25%", substitute "50%".

The committee report in relation to this matter, under the heading, '"25%" of employees' stated:

Concern was expressed to the committee by a number of witnesses that, in some circumstance, a small number of employees, (25%) in any work place, could make demands of the Registrar to:

(a) establish a DWG in lieu of that established by the employer;

(b) vary a DWG established by an employer; and

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