Train and Tram Drivers Dispute

Mr WINGARD (Mitchell) (14:43): My question is to the Minister for Transport. Can the minister confirm that the current EBA for train and tram drivers expired 12 months ago?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning, Minister Assisting the Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:43): I have a few points to make. First, there are separate enterprise agreements for these different workforces, so there is not one single one. In fact, it expired more than 12 months ago, and the reason for that is that negotiations were put on hold at the mutual desire of both the union and the government so that we could progress, on the union's behalf, a work value assessment.