❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions the Minister regarding the findings of a WorkSafe investigation into workplace bullying and harassment at the Southern Ports Authority. The Minister clarifies that WorkSafe does not 'substantiate' claims but can issue improvement notices for contraventions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
AnsweredQoN 873Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SOUTHERN PORTS AUTHORITY — WORKSAFE
INVESTIGATION
873. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations:
I refer to the WorkSafe Western Australia
review into allegations of workplace bullying and harassment in the Southern Ports
Authority, to the minister's answer to question without notice 704
asked on 28 August 2018, to the Albany Advertiser report on this issue
of 6 September 2018, and to the answer to question without notice 785 given on
Tuesday this week.
(1) Exactly how
many of the claims of workplace bullying and harassment have now been formally
found to be substantiated by WorkSafe?
(2) If the
minister's answer to question without notice 704 was correct on 28 August,
when were they found to be substantiated?
INVESTIGATION
873. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations:
I refer to the WorkSafe Western Australia
review into allegations of workplace bullying and harassment in the Southern Ports
Authority, to the minister's answer to question without notice 704
asked on 28 August 2018, to the Albany Advertiser report on this issue
of 6 September 2018, and to the answer to question without notice 785 given on
Tuesday this week.
(1) Exactly how
many of the claims of workplace bullying and harassment have now been formally
found to be substantiated by WorkSafe?
(2) If the
minister's answer to question without notice 704 was correct on 28 August,
when were they found to be substantiated?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Commerce
and Industrial Relations, I provide the following answer.
(1) The
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 does not provide authority for an
inspector to ''substantiate'' claims. However, section 48 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 does provide the authority for an
inspector to issue an improvement notice if an inspector is of the opinion that
any person is contravening any provision, or has contravened a provision, of
the act in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will
continue or be repeated.
(2) Not applicable. In accordance
with (1), no claims were substantiated.
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Commerce
and Industrial Relations, I provide the following answer.
(1) The
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 does not provide authority for an
inspector to ''substantiate'' claims. However, section 48 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 does provide the authority for an
inspector to issue an improvement notice if an inspector is of the opinion that
any person is contravening any provision, or has contravened a provision, of
the act in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will
continue or be repeated.
(2) Not applicable. In accordance
with (1), no claims were substantiated.
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