Emergency Services

Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (15:09): Supplementary: minister, if, as under the Fire and Emergency Services Act (section 17, I think it is), SAFECOM staff are paid under the Public Service award, how is it that you offered guarantees that there will be no changes in rates of pay from a UFU EB currently if those nonoperational staff are transferred to SAFECOM?

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:09): I thank the honourable member for his question. The answer is quite obvious. All agreements are subject to review and all the parties, I have indicated quite clearly, would need to renew the agreements through an agreement—indeed, a new agreement that covers the new organisation. That is just normal industrial relations practice, so those sorts of things have to be worked through at a point in time when we progress the reforms to that stage. We are not at that point in time yet.