Page 2090 - Week 10 - Wednesday, 25 October 1989
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directors of the trust company; I can assure you of that, Mr Kaine.
Mr Kaine: Thanks for that clarification.
MR DUBY: CERT is managed by Australian Administrative Services Pty Limited, a subsidiary of the AMP Society. So just in case you were not aware of that fact, I thought I would elucidate that for you.
Mr Kaine: You are exceedingly well-informed.
MR DUBY: Nevertheless, I suppose the key words in the matter of public importance that Mr Stefaniak has raised are "an ACT run redundancy scheme". I am not all that concerned that a scheme could be operating which is not wholly and totally owned, operated and performing within the ACT. I think it is essential that redundancy schemes for the building construction industry apply, and in that regard I support Mr Stefaniak's raising of the matter, although not necessarily the wording of his motion.
MRS NOLAN (4.05): The building and construction industry is in need of a redundancy scheme that will encompass the entire industry and not, as Mr Stefaniak has already stated, a number of different schemes which, far from benefiting the industry as a whole, largely benefit certain components of industry which are trustees of the boards of those schemes, schemes such as CERT and MERT. It is my intention today to reiterate and expand on the benefits an ACT run and based redundancy scheme would have.
The building and construction industry's need for comprehensive training, retraining and research programs is common knowledge within the industry. The need for funding of these areas of the building and construction industry is indeed very necessary. May I take this opportunity, Mr Speaker, to talk about some of the ways in which perhaps this funding could be used to ensure that apprentices are receiving the best and most up-to-date training possible from both the public and private education sectors, to ensure that appropriate retraining programs are implemented, to ensure that workers are kept up to date with changes in building technology and other advancements and do not become obsolete within the industry, for research purposes to make the ACT an innovator but not a follower in the building and construction industry.
An ACT run redundancy scheme would ensure that these necessary training requirements would be made available to the industry by the Long Service Leave Board, a neutral body, which ultimately would mean benefits for the entire industry.
The Building and Construction Industry Training Council, which is chaired by the BWIU, I am told, has run out of funds. By the end of this month, I understand, the ITC will not be able to pay the salaries of its staff or
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