Page 1998 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 15 May 2013

(Time expired.)

Question put:

That the amendments be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Amendments agreed to.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

Work safety

MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella) (11.14): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) reaffirms the importance of workplace safety across the ACT and the growing levels of injury reported in recent years;

(2) endorses the outcomes from the “Getting Them Home Safely” report and its recommendations;

(3) congratulates the Government on its timely response to the report; and

(4) reaffirms the importance of:

(a) ensuring workplace safety is paramount when procuring capital works across the Territory;

(b) that the recommendations from the “Getting Them Home Safely” report are encapsulated in the procurement process;

(c) working with industry peak bodies and unions to ensure positive and inclusive safety cultures in all workplaces across the Territory; and

(d) reviewing its actions from the report relating to OH&S and workplace safety annually.