Page 2563 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 8 August 1990
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Mr Duby: Employees, by the way.
MR BERRY: Employers; it is not the employees. Those are your figures. This Government is sitting idly by as more workers are injured and killed. Families suffer and the community pays.
There is no other way of putting it. Mr Jensen might well fidget on his seat, because the likes of him are responsible - the so-called community party; the Residents Rally. What a disgrace!
As I have said, unless the vast majority of work places are covered by the legislation, the community as a whole cannot expect to reap the benefits of the legislation and this Government will have to fund the damage which is done in the community through its failure to do anything about the issue.
Labor did something. It got the show on the road. It was hijacked by the Liberals and other conservatives opposite, who wanted to ensure that all workers were not covered. Now the worm has turned. It is up to the Government.
Mr Jensen: What about the Federal Parliament? What about when it was under the control of the Federal Parliament?
MR BERRY: It is up to you. You were elected to the Assembly to protect the people of the community, Norm. What are you doing? The Labor Party delivered. Our legislation was hijacked by the conservatives opposite. It was hijacked and mutilated by the members opposite and more workers in this Territory have suffered as a result.
Who is responsible? Let us forget the Liberals, they are not going to change anyway. They are still steeped in the old traditions, the old squattocracy. But the Residents Rally and Mr Collaery - - -
Mr Jensen: Five Federal Labor Ministers, Mr Berry.
MR BERRY: You cannot keep blaming the Federal Labor Ministers. You are the one who got elected in this Territory, Norm. Have you not worked that out yet? I know you are a bit slow.
Debate (on motion by Mr Kaine) adjourned.
ROYAL CANBERRA HOSPITAL BILL 1990
Debate resumed from 6 June 1990, on motion by Mr Humphries:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
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