Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Disability Services Disability Services The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Disability Services The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:47): Final supplementary: the minister has been asked a number of times—what guarantees can she make for these workers? The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Minister for Human Services Disability Services The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:48): A guarantee of what? The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. MAHER: What guarantees can you make about their pay condition and their security of work, minister? The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: These things are governed by the enterprise agreement, and my understanding is that their positions are secure. The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting: The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: Well, I'm not saying I'm an expert, but I'm not the person who does the day-to-day negotiations— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Minister, through me. The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: I am sorry, Mr President—but I know that this is a very valued workforce, and the enterprise agreement has been a very robust document that provides a large number of guarantees to the existing workforce, and we will respect all of those matters as we go forward.