❓ Hon Colin Tincknell asks the Minister about the government's receipt of the Fiocco report on security of payment reform in the building industry and plans to adopt recommendations from the Murray review. The Minister confirms receipt of the Fiocco report and states the government is considering it.
AnsweredQoN 1065Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BUILDING INDUSTRY —
SECURITY OF PAYMENT REFORM1065.Hon COLIN TINCKNELLto the minister representing the
Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations:(1)Has the government received the findings of the
industry advisory group on the security of payment reform in the building and
construction industry, chaired by Mr John Fiocco and assisted byHon Matthew Swinbourn?(2) Does it
recommend the government plan to adopt any of the 86 recommendations made by Mr
John Murray in his ''Review of Security of Payment Laws: Building Trust
and Harmony''; and —(a) if so, which
ones; and(b) if not, can
the McGowan government tell us what steps it plans to take in an effort to
better protect the financial rights of subcontractors and help them avoid long,
drawn-out and expensive legal avenues?
SECURITY OF PAYMENT REFORM1065.Hon COLIN TINCKNELLto the minister representing the
Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations:(1)Has the government received the findings of the
industry advisory group on the security of payment reform in the building and
construction industry, chaired by Mr John Fiocco and assisted byHon Matthew Swinbourn?(2) Does it
recommend the government plan to adopt any of the 86 recommendations made by Mr
John Murray in his ''Review of Security of Payment Laws: Building Trust
and Harmony''; and —(a) if so, which
ones; and(b) if not, can
the McGowan government tell us what steps it plans to take in an effort to
better protect the financial rights of subcontractors and help them avoid long,
drawn-out and expensive legal avenues?
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) Yes. Mr Fiocco's
report was received by the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations on 31
October 2018.(2) The McGowan
government is considering Mr Fiocco's report.(a)–(b) Not
applicable.
BUILDING INDUSTRY —
SECURITY OF PAYMENT REFORM
1065.Hon COLIN TINCKNELLto the minister representing the
Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations:
(1)Has the government received the findings of the
industry advisory group on the security of payment reform in the building and
construction industry, chaired by Mr John Fiocco and assisted byHon Matthew Swinbourn?
(2) Does it
recommend the government plan to adopt any of the 86 recommendations made by Mr
John Murray in his ''Review of Security of Payment Laws: Building Trust
and Harmony''; and —
(a) if so, which
ones; and
(b) if not, can
the McGowan government tell us what steps it plans to take in an effort to
better protect the financial rights of subcontractors and help them avoid long,
drawn-out and expensive legal avenues?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNANreplied:
I thank the member for the question.
The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Commerce
and Industrial Relations.
(1) Yes. Mr Fiocco's
report was received by the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations on 31
October 2018.
(2) The McGowan
government is considering Mr Fiocco's report.
(a)–(b) Not
applicable.
The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Commerce
and Industrial Relations.(1) Yes. Mr Fiocco's
report was received by the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations on 31
October 2018.(2) The McGowan
government is considering Mr Fiocco's report.(a)–(b) Not
applicable.
BUILDING INDUSTRY —
SECURITY OF PAYMENT REFORM
1065.Hon COLIN TINCKNELLto the minister representing the
Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations:
(1)Has the government received the findings of the
industry advisory group on the security of payment reform in the building and
construction industry, chaired by Mr John Fiocco and assisted byHon Matthew Swinbourn?
(2) Does it
recommend the government plan to adopt any of the 86 recommendations made by Mr
John Murray in his ''Review of Security of Payment Laws: Building Trust
and Harmony''; and —
(a) if so, which
ones; and
(b) if not, can
the McGowan government tell us what steps it plans to take in an effort to
better protect the financial rights of subcontractors and help them avoid long,
drawn-out and expensive legal avenues?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNANreplied:
I thank the member for the question.
The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Commerce
and Industrial Relations.
(1) Yes. Mr Fiocco's
report was received by the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations on 31
October 2018.
(2) The McGowan
government is considering Mr Fiocco's report.
(a)–(b) Not
applicable.
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