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Sitting suspended from 12.32 to 2.30 pm.Questions without noticeConstruction industry—alleged bullyingMR HANSON: Madam Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations. I refer to a recent online survey of Master Builders ACT members which found that 71.8 per cent of members had been intimidated and 41 per cent physically intimidated by members of the ACT branch of the CFMEU. I also refer to the recent hearings of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. Have any instances of bullying or intimidation by CFMEU members on projects funded by the ACT government been brought to your attention? MR GENTLEMAN: I thank Mr Hanson for his question. I do not recall any instances of bullying being presented to me as Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations in regard to government contracts. MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Hanson. MR HANSON: Minister, are you aware of any instances of requests for bribes or donations to the CFMEU in return for industrial peace on projects funded by the ACT government or have any been brought to your attention? MR GENTLEMAN: No. MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mr Smyth. MR SMYTH: Minister, what is the government’s policy in instances where officials are convicted of bribery? MR GENTLEMAN: It would depend I guess on what official we are talking about. Are we talking about a government official or a member of the public? If it was a government official, we would certainly have to take some action with an investigation. Of course, that is the process we would take. MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Smyth. MR SMYTH: Minister, will the ACT government adopt a zero tolerance approach to intimidation and bullying on ACT government building sites? MR GENTLEMAN: We have had strong policies on bullying and intimidation across the ACT government, and in particular on those areas that we control. So, indeed, it would be pertinent for us to take action in those circumstances. Construction industry—alleged bullyingMRS JONES: My question is to the Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations. I refer to recent hearings of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption in relation to the ACT branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, or CFMEU. What action has the ACT government taken to stamp out bullying on building sites? MR GENTLEMAN: The ACT government is very sure that we take action where necessary. In these particular cases, when these are reports to the workplace safety commission, we send the commission in to investigate those reports and take action. MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mrs Jones. MRS JONES: What analysis has the ACT government done on the impact of inappropriate behaviour by the CFMEU on the ACT government projects failing to be completed on time and on budget? MR GENTLEMAN: I am not sure how that relates to the original question, but we do take detailed studies on the application of our tenders to build government agencies. It is important that we continue to take those overarching studies and ensure that, as the overriding agency controlling those tenders, the commissioner for workplace safety is on the spot when needed. MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Wall. MR COE: Minister, what analysis has the ACT government done to measure the impact inappropriate behaviour by the CFMEU has had on private sector building projects in the ACT? MR GENTLEMAN: We have not been presented with any detailed evidence of inappropriate behaviour by the parties mentioned by Mr Wall. Indeed, if there were delays in ACT government projects we would bring that to the fore. MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mr Wall. MR WALL: Minister, what analysis has the ACT government done on the impact of inappropriate behaviour by the CFMEU on federal government projects occurring in the ACT? MR GENTLEMAN: I am not the minister for federal government work in the ACT, but it is important, of course, that we have safe workplaces. That is why we have a Work Safety Commissioner in the ACT. Of course, that work in a federal sense is overlooked by the Fair Work Commission as well. The Work Safety Commissioner in the territory has a very strong record of looking into safe aspects of work sites, including bullying. Transport—light railMR COE: My question is to the Minister for Capital Metro. Minister, it was revealed last month by the Canberra Times that the ACT government was actively costing the capital metro light rail project to international investors at “up to $A900 million, with further stages in excess of $A1 billion”. This quote was included in a letter of introduction signed by an LDA official. Minister, is the territory able to afford light rail from Gungahlin to the city at a cost of $900 million? MR CORBELL: I thank Mr Coe for his question. As Mr Coe would know, the cost of the capital metro project is the cost outlined in the business case for capital metro, which was released late last year. The correspondence that Mr Coe refers to was prepared before the release of that business case. The costing of capital metro is unchanged. The affordability bound is unchanged. And it is as set out in the business case. MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Coe. MR COE: Minister, were you aware of this letter before it was sent out and had you seen a draft of the business case prior to the letter being sent? MR CORBELL: I had no knowledge of this letter until it was brought to my attention by the Canberra Times. MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Ms Lawder. MS LAWDER: Minister, when did you become aware of this letter? MR CORBELL: I refer Ms Lawder to my previous answer. MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Ms Lawder. MS LAWDER: Minister, will the proposed extension to Russell cost in excess of $1 billion? MR CORBELL: I thank Ms Lawder for the supplementary. As those members opposite know, the government has set out the process by which we will be ascertaining whether or not to proceed to a Russell extension as part of stage 1 and the business case processes associated with that. I refer Ms Lawder to my previous answers in this place and in the estimates committee in relation to that process. Directory: data -> assets -> word doc -> 0012 word doc -> List of accessible executive records word doc -> National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme word doc -> This work is copyright. 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