Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Wage Theft Wage Theft The Hon. T.A. FRANKS Legislative Council Wage Theft The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:49): Supplementary: is the minister aware that I cannot make a complaint to the Fair Work Ombudsman on this issue because it's not treated as a systemic one—it needed the individuals involved to make such a complaint—and does he have concerns that that means systemic issues and those issues of vulnerable workers will not be taken up by the Fair Work Ombudsman? The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council Wage Theft The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:50): I am aware that on very many occasions workers who claim to be underpaid have no problems at all raising their issues with the Fair Work Ombudsman. I am also aware that the Fair Work Ombudsman and/or their staff in South Australia are very happy to receive those sorts of complaints and to investigate. I am also aware that the Fair Work Ombudsman has taken significant action nationally in relation to successful actions against employers who underpay their employees.