❓ The Premier defends the Labour Relations Reform Bill, emphasizing workers' rights to association and the balance between rights and responsibilities, while addressing concerns about strike action and the role of the Industrial Relations Commission.
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CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION, STRIKE ACTION
I ask a supplementary question. In view of the Premier’s response, why are there no provisions within his Government’s Labour Relations Reform Bill to prevent such strike action in the future? Dr GALLOP
I ask a supplementary question. In view of the Premier’s response, why are there no provisions within his Government’s Labour Relations Reform Bill to prevent such strike action in the future? Dr GALLOP
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I do not know whether the Opposition has got hold of this point, but a new Government is in office, and we have a new philosophy. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: That philosophy is simple: when people are in a workplace they are entitled to associate with other people in that workplace to pursue their common objectives. That is called a fundamental right in a free society. Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
Dr GALLOP replied: I do not know whether the Opposition has got hold of this point, but a new Government is in office, and we have a new philosophy. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: That philosophy is simple: when people are in a workplace they are entitled to associate with other people in that workplace to pursue their common objectives. That is called a fundamental right in a free society. Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
I do not know whether the Opposition has got hold of this point, but a new Government is in office, and we have a new philosophy. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: That philosophy is simple: when people are in a workplace they are entitled to associate with other people in that workplace to pursue their common objectives. That is called a fundamental right in a free society. Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: That philosophy is simple: when people are in a workplace they are entitled to associate with other people in that workplace to pursue their common objectives. That is called a fundamental right in a free society. Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
Dr GALLOP: That philosophy is simple: when people are in a workplace they are entitled to associate with other people in that workplace to pursue their common objectives. That is called a fundamental right in a free society. Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
Dr GALLOP replied: I do not know whether the Opposition has got hold of this point, but a new Government is in office, and we have a new philosophy. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: That philosophy is simple: when people are in a workplace they are entitled to associate with other people in that workplace to pursue their common objectives. That is called a fundamental right in a free society. Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
I do not know whether the Opposition has got hold of this point, but a new Government is in office, and we have a new philosophy. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: That philosophy is simple: when people are in a workplace they are entitled to associate with other people in that workplace to pursue their common objectives. That is called a fundamental right in a free society. Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: That philosophy is simple: when people are in a workplace they are entitled to associate with other people in that workplace to pursue their common objectives. That is called a fundamental right in a free society. Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
Dr GALLOP: That philosophy is simple: when people are in a workplace they are entitled to associate with other people in that workplace to pursue their common objectives. That is called a fundamental right in a free society. Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
Ms Sue Walker: You drafted legislation. The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
The SPEAKER: Member for Nedlands! Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
Dr GALLOP: If that right is to be properly exercised, the people who exercise it must understand that responsibilities go with it. We have built into the legislation responsibilities attached to rights. The enforcement of those responsibilities is partly a matter for the Industrial Relations Commission. However, we have also made it clear that the legislation will provide conditions under which union representatives have the ability to do certain things; for example, what we call in our industrial relations jargon “the right of entry”. People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
People who work have rights, but that is something the Leader of the Opposition does not understand. People who have rights also have responsibilities. I assure the citizens of Western Australia that we will defend their interests if unions deny them their rights.
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