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Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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INTERNATIONAL WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:55): By way of supplementary question, does the minister support the concerns raised by VOID that a workplace death can be declared a non-related work injury or death by SafeWork SA, with no recourse to any appeal rights by the families of that worker?

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (14:56): I thank the honourable member for her question. SafeWork SA has a very thorough investigative branch. The member is talking about the issue down at the desalination plant. SafeWork SA investigated that very intensely—

The Hon. T.A. Franks interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: —and came to the position that it was not a workplace death.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister, is there not a committee looking at that that has not reported yet?

The Hon. T.A. Franks: The minister referred to something that is currently before the parliament; I did not refer to something that was before the parliament. I referred to the minister for a general opinion on whether he agreed—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Then the minister indicated that it might be to with the desal plant, and you indicated yes, which makes it the committee thing, so that is it.

The Hon. T.A. Franks: No, the minister used that in his answer.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Darley.

The Hon. T.A. Franks: That is about as much an investigation as we had into the death.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Darley. I am sure the committee will sort it out.

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