Fair and Safe Work

424. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations:

I refer to the minister’s announcement on 12 July 2017 regarding the development of a work health and safety bill. Will the proposed legislation include provision for compensation payments for dependents of workers who die at work if those workers were working in Western Australia on 457 visas; and, if not, why not?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

The minister has provided the following answer.

Motion

HON MATTHEW SWINBOURN (East Metropolitan) [ 11.30 am ] — without notice: I move —

That this house notes the importance of safety in the workplace and the need for vigilance to minimise death and injury of workers throughout Western Australia.

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