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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 10 Hansard (5 September) . . Page.. 3151 ..

MR DE DOMENICO: The short answer to the member's question is no, it is not.

Ms Follett: You were wrong.

MR DE DOMENICO: No, I was not wrong.

Ms Follett: Yes, you were.

MR DE DOMENICO: No, I was not. Could you just tell Ms Follett to sit down and listen, Mr Speaker?

MR SPEAKER: Please listen to the Minister's answer.

MR DE DOMENICO: What we did say, and what we will confirm again and again, Mr Speaker, is that 600 DUS workers will be transferred to Totalcare under existing EBAs. They will be transferred to Totalcare in accordance with the EBAs. In answer to Mr Berry's question, the transfer of business units from Works and Commercial Services to Totalcare arises as a legitimate decision of the Government. As much as the CFMEU wants to bleat and moan, Mr Berry, the community has elected this Government to make Government decisions. If the CFMEU wants to make decisions in government, let Mr Wasson or somebody else put his name on your how-to-vote card, stand for preselection and win preselection. That is all you have to do if you are Mr Wasson, because he has the numbers. Mr Whitecross would know that. Then perhaps the community would listen to him. But the community, unfortunately for you, Mr Berry, has elected this Government to make decisions. This Government will make decisions, and not ask the CFMEU before we make those decisions. We will abide by the EBA. Any voluntary redundancies out of the 600 members that are transferred will be paid for out of the central pool.

Mr Berry: One asked a question about the Government's policy on using funds out of the central pool for redundancies. I would like the Minister to stick to that, so that we can get a clear understanding of the Government's position.

MR SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Mr De Domenico, in fact, was answering it while you were on your feet taking a point of order.

Ms McRae: He should not have been doing that.

Mr Whitecross: He should not have been doing that because it is in breach of the standing orders.

Ms McRae: It is most discourteous.

MR SPEAKER: He was answering the question.

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