State government projects—Industrial relations
575. Hon Tjorn Sibmato theminister representing the Minister for Industrial Relations:
This question is dated Wednesday 13 August. I refer to so-called best practice industrial relations principles (BPIR) or best practice industry principles (BPIC) that are being trialled on two Main Roads WA projects.
(1) Is the minister aware of any work currently undertaken or facilitated by the department that contemplates expanding the application of BPIR or BPIC across other state government construction projects?
(2) Has the minister or her officials been party to any discussion that has contemplated the expansion of BPIR or BPIC across other state government projects?
(3) Has the minister received any representations to expand the application of BPIR or BPIC; and, if so, who made the representations?
Hon Jackie Jarvis replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the Minister for Industrial Relations and, as noted, was correct as of Wednesday 13 August.
(1) No.
(2) No.
(3) No.