Dr. Pettitt questions the Premier about lobbying efforts by resources companies and lobbyist firms regarding the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023. The Premier states no specific meetings regarding the bill took place, but refers to public submissions.

AnsweredQoN 1408Legislative Council
Asked
9 November 2023
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

QuestionView source ↗

FAIR WORK LEGISLATION
AMENDMENT (CLOSING LOOPHOLES) BILL 2023 — LOBBYING
1408. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to a letter sent by the
Premier on Friday, 20 October 2023 to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to,
according to my notes —
� highlight concerns raised by the Western
Australian resources industry in relation to the provisions of the Fair Work
Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (the Bill), and in
particular the reforms relating to labour hire, contract and casual workers.
In the period prior to the letter
being sent, was the Premier lobbied on the bill by —
(a) any
representatives from resources companies or peak industry associations, and
what were their names;
(b) any representatives from
consultancy or lobbyist firms, and what were their names; and
(c) which other ministers or staff
attended these meetings?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(a)–(c) The
Premier's letter highlighted concerns raised by the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry WA, the Chamber of Minerals and
Energy of Western Australia and a number of major Western Australian resource companies in their public submissions to the
Senate's Education and Employment Legislation Committee .
Although the Premier meets with representatives from businesses and
organisations across all sectors of the
community on a daily basis, no meetings relating to the commonwealth's
proposed bill have taken place.

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