Hon. John Fischer questions whether companies without enterprise bargaining agreements (EBAs) will be excluded from government contracts due to the new building industry code and Labour Relations Reform Bill. The Minister assures that the code does not specify EBAs and compliance with the law and code is sufficient.

AnsweredQoN 1423Legislative Council
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16 May 2002
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Housing and Works

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, TENDERING
(1) In the light of the building industry code introduced in January 2002 and the impending passage of the Labour Relations Reform Bill, will the minister guarantee that companies whose work force does not operate under an enterprise bargaining agreement will not be excluded from tendering for government housing and works contracts? (2) If the answer to (1) is no, will the minister confirm that no company tendering for any government contract will be excluded if the company does not operate under an EBA? Hon TOM STEPHENS

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(1)-(2) The code of practice does not specify enterprise bargaining agreements or any other type of industrial agreement. Tenderers must comply with the law and the code to be eligible to tender.
(2) If the answer to (1) is no, will the minister confirm that no company tendering for any government contract will be excluded if the company does not operate under an EBA? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) The code of practice does not specify enterprise bargaining agreements or any other type of industrial agreement. Tenderers must comply with the law and the code to be eligible to tender.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) The code of practice does not specify enterprise bargaining agreements or any other type of industrial agreement. Tenderers must comply with the law and the code to be eligible to tender.
(1)-(2) The code of practice does not specify enterprise bargaining agreements or any other type of industrial agreement. Tenderers must comply with the law and the code to be eligible to tender.

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