Question Time

Return to Work Scheme

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:18): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Industrial Relations regarding the Return to Work scheme.

Leave granted.

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI: The CFMEU released a statement this morning, titled 'Labor's broken promise betrays injured workers'. In that statement the CFMEU highlighted that:

Before the election you couldn't turn around at a workers rally without tripping over a Labor politician taking a selfie for their social media profiles, and yet just weeks into their term the Labor Government's agenda has turned into attacking the most vulnerable of injured workers, and refusing to even speak to workers and unions before they do it.

My questions to the minister are:

1. Did the union seek a meeting with the minister on the Return to Work scheme?

2. If so, and he didn't meet with them, why didn't he meet with them?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Attorney-General, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:18): Have sought, have had a meeting. I thank the honourable member for her question. Yes, unions have sought a meeting and unions have had a meeting.