Hon Robin Scott asks about equal protection and penalty application under a future industrial manslaughter bill, covering both employees/non-employees and public servants/company directors. The Minister acknowledges the question and states the government is considering introducing industrial manslaughter.

AnsweredQoN 1048Legislative Council
Asked
31 October 2018
Portfolio
Commerce and Industrial Relations

QuestionView source ↗

INDUSTRIAL MANSLAUGHTER
1048. Hon ROBIN SCOTT to the minister
representing the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations:
(1) Will a future
work health and safety bill introducing an industrial manslaughter offence
equally protect persons who are not employees and people who are employees?
(2) Will a future
work health and safety bill introducing an industrial manslaughter offence
equally apply penalties to senior public servants and ministers and to
directors of companies?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for the question.
The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Commerce
and Industrial Relations.
(1)–(2) The
government is currently considering introducing industrial manslaughter in the
future work health and safety bill.

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