Inquiry into WorkSafe

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

27 Jun 2017

Tabling date:

18 Aug 2020

Date Ended:

18 Aug 2020

Committee

Public Administration Committee

House:

Legislative Council

Media Statements:

27 Jun 2017
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18 Aug 2020

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

The Committee will inquire into and report on WorkSafe, with the following terms of reference:

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
1	QUBE Holdings Limited dated 6 Jul 2017
2	CITIC Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd dated 7 Jul 2017
3	National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) dated 13 Jul 2017
4	WorkCover WA received on 19 Jul 2017
5	Submitter A received on 19 Jul 2017
6	Commission for Occupational Safety and Health dated 19 Jul 2017
7	Safe Work Australia dated 20 Jul 2017
8	Australian Skills Quality Authority dated 21 Jul 2017
9	Troy Ellis received on 22 Jul 2017
10	IFAP dated 19 Jul 2017
12	Bill Kilner received on 24 Jul 2017
12	Bill Kilner dated 11 Oct 2017
13	Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety - WorkSafe Division received on 25 Jul 2017
15	Safety Institute of Australia Ltd dated 27 Jul 2017
16	The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia dated 28 Jul 2017
17	Occupational Health Society of Australia (WA Branch) dated 27 Jul 2017
18	Natalie van der Waarden and Cory Fogliani received on 28 Jul 2017
19	State Coroner Western Australia dated 28 Jul 2017
21	Transport Workers' Union - WA Branch dated 27 Jul 2017
22	Construction Contractors Association of Western Australia Inc dated 28 Jul 2017
23	Master Builders Western Australia received on 28 Jul 2017
24	Graham Edwards received on 28 Jul 2017
26	WA Police Union received on 28 Jul 2017
27	Community & Public Sector Union/Civil Service Association of WA dated 25 Aug 2017
28	Maritime Union of Australia dated 2 Aug 2017
29	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union dated 4 Aug 2017
30	HiSkill Pty Ltd dated 4 Aug 2017
32	Unions WA dated 9 Aug 2017
33	Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (C & G Division) WA received on 11 Aug 2017
35	Frontline Safety & Training Services dated 29 Aug 2017
36	Farmsafe WA Alliance Inc dated 5 Sep 2017
37	Hilton, Jenny and Luke Hutchins dated 14 Jul 2017
39	Mobi Crane WA Pty Ltd dated 9 Oct 2017
43	Sharon Westerman received on 5 Mar 2019

Related Documents/Response to Questions on Notice:

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Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Council Committee Rooms, Level 1, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Organisation	Broadcast
04 Sep 2017	10:15 AM	Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety - WorkSafe Division
11 Sep 2017	10:15 AM	CFMEU
11 Sep 2017	01:15 PM	Unions WA
02 Oct 2017	10:15 AM	Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety - WorkSafe Division
03 Oct 2017	11:15 AM	Main Roads
03 Oct 2017	01:15 PM	Australian Skills Quality Authority
03 Oct 2017	02:30 PM	HiSkill Pty Ltd
09 Oct 2017	11:00 AM	State Coroner of Western Australia
09 Oct 2017	01:45 PM	Community and Public Sector Union / Civil Service Association
11 Oct 2017	10:15 AM	Mr Bill Kilner
11 Oct 2017	11:15 AM	Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
30 Oct 2017	10:15 AM	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union
01 Nov 2017	10:15 AM	WA Police Union
01 Nov 2017	11:15 AM	Training Accreditation Council WA
13 Nov 2017	10:30 AM	Hanssen Pty Ltd
13 Nov 2017	01:00 PM	Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety - WorkSafe Division
13 Nov 2017	02:00 PM	Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety - WorkSafe Division
27 Nov 2017	10:15 AM	Transport Workers' Union - Western Australian Branch
27 Nov 2017	01:30 PM	Frontline Safety and Training (via telephone conference)
29 Nov 2017	10:15 AM	Maritime Union of Australia
04 Dec 2017	10:15 AM	Multiplex
09 May 2018	10:15 AM	Equal Opportunity Commission
29 Oct 2018	11:15 AM	Master Builders Association of Western Australia
05 Mar 2019	10:00 AM	Mrs Debra and Ms Ashlea Cunico
05 Mar 2019	11:10 AM	Mr Mark and Mrs Janice Murrie
05 Mar 2019	01:00 PM	Ms Regan Ballantine
16 Sep 2019	10:15 AM	Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety - WorkSafe Commissioner	Yes
23 Oct 2019	10:00 AM	Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Mr Lex McCulloch (WorkSafe WA Commissioner, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety), Mr Bill Mitchell (Acting Director, Policy and Education, WorkSafe WA, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety), Ms Sally North (Acting Director, Service Industries and Specialist Directorate, WorkSafe WA, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety) on 4 Sep 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Robert Benkesser (Safety Officer, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union) on 11 Sep 2017

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Evidence by.. Owen Whittle (Assistant Secretary, UnionWA), Dr Tim Dymond (Organising and Strategic Research Officer, UnionsWA) on 11 Sep 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Simon Ridge (Acting Deputy Director General, Safety, WorkSafe WA, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safey), Mr Bill Mitchell (Acting Director, Policy and Education, WorkSafe WA, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safey), Ms Sally North (Acting Director, Service Industries and Specialist Directorate, WorkSafe WA, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safey) on 2 Oct 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Mark Paterson (Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, Australian Skills Quality Authority) on 3 Oct 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Leo Coci (Acting Managing Director, Main Roads Western Australia), Mr John Braid (Principal Environment Officer, Main Roads Western Australia), Mr Christopher Rickard, (Stakeholder Relationships Specialist, Main Roads Western Australia) on 3 Oct 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Stephen Easterbrook (Managing Director, HiSkill Pty Ltd), Mr Steve Charles (Financial Consultant, Steve Charles Consulting) on 3 Oct 2017

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Evidence by.. Ms Rosalinda Fogliani (State Coroner of Western Australia, Coroner's Court of Western Australia), Mr Gary Cooper (Principal Registrar, Coroner's Court of Western Australia), Mr Toby Bishop (Counsel Assisting, Coroner's Court of Western Australia) on 9 Oct 2017

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Evidence by.. Ms Toni Walkington (Branch Secretary, Community and Public Sector Union-Civil Service Association of WA) on 9 Oct 2017

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Evidence by.. William Kilner on 11 Oct 2017

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Evidence by.. Ms Stephanie Mayman (Chair, Commission for Occupational Safety and Health) on 11 Oct 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Steven McCartney (State Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union), Mr Glenn McLaren (Assistant State Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union) on 30 Oct 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr George Tilbury (President, Western Australian Police Union), Mr David Lampard (Field Officer, Western Australian Police Union), Mr Matthew Payne (Research Officer, Western Australian Police Union) on 1 Nov 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Ian Hill (Chairman, Training Accreditation Council), Miss Stephanie Trestrail (Director, Training Regulation, Department of Education) on 1 Nov 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Gerardus Hanssen (Managing Director, Hanssen Pty Ltd), Mr Hector Bermudez (Standard Details Coordinator, Hanssen Pty Ltd) on 13 Nov 2017

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Evidence by.. Mrs Alicia Gilmour (Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety - WorkSafe Division) on 13 Nov 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Christopher Kirwin (Director, Industrial and Regional, WorkSafe, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety) on 13 Nov 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Timothy Dawson (Branch Secretary, Transport Workers' Union of Australia), Mr Michael Knowles (Senior Organiser, Transport Workers' Union of Australia) on 27 Nov 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Ralph Keegan (Chief Executive Officer, Frontline Safety and Training Services) on 27 Nov 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Michael Cross (National Safety and Training Officer, Maritime Union of Australia), Ms Margot Hoyte (Work Health and Safety Consultant) on 29 Nov 2017

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Evidence by.. Mr Jason Thomson (Regional Director, Multiplex) on 4 Dec 2017

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Evidence by.. Dr John Byrne (Acting Commissioner for Equal Opportunity, Equal Opportunity Commission), Ms Diana MacTiernan (Manager, Commission Services, Equal Opportunity Commission), Mr Allan MacDonald (Senior Legal Officer, Equal Opportunity Commission) on 9 May 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Michael McLean (Executive Director, Master Builders Association of WA), Mr Kim Richardson (Construction Director, Master Builders Association of WA) on 29 Oct 2018

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Evidence by.. Mrs Debra and Ms Ashlea Cunico on 5 Mar 2019

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Evidence by.. Mr Mark and Mrs Janice Murrie on 5 Mar 2019

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Evidence by.. Ms Regan Ballantine on 5 Mar 2019

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Evidence by.. Darren Kavanagh, WorkSafe Commissioner on 16 Sep 2019

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Evidence by.. Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety on 23 Oct 2019

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
35	Government Response to Report 31-Coming home safely: WorkSafe and the workplace culture in Western Australia	25 Nov 2020	More...
31	Coming home safely: WorkSafe and the workplace culture in Western Australia	18 Aug 2020	More...
28	Inquiry into WorkSafe-Terms of Reference	27 Jun 2017

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Hon. Adele Farina MLC
Ms Jacqui Boydell MLC
Hon. Darren West MLC
Hon. Kyle McGinn MLC
Hon. Ken Baston MLC

Staff Members:

Mr Stephen Brockway (Advisory Officer)
Ms Margaret Liveris (Committee Clerk)