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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 873 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 September 2018 by Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

SOUTHERN PORTS AUTHORITY — WORKSAFE INVESTIGATION

873. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations:

I refer to the WorkSafe Western Australia review into allegations of workplace bullying and harassment in the Southern Ports Authority, to the minister's answer to question without notice 704 asked on 28 August 2018, to the Albany Advertiser report on this issue of 6 September 2018, and to the answer to question without notice 785 given on Tuesday this week.

(1) Exactly how many of the claims of workplace bullying and harassment have now been formally found to be substantiated by WorkSafe?

(2) If the minister's answer to question without notice 704 was correct on 28 August, when were they found to be substantiated?

Hon DARREN WEST replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations, I provide the following answer.

(1) The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 does not provide authority for an inspector to ''substantiate'' claims. However, section 48 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 does provide the authority for an inspector to issue an improvement notice if an inspector is of the opinion that any person is contravening any provision, or has contravened a provision, of the act in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated.

(2) Not applicable. In accordance with (1), no claims were substantiated.