Division
Kim Carr I move opposition amendment 8 on sheet 8024, which is being distributed: (1) Clause 34, page 29 (lines 17 to 19), omit subclause (2), substitute: (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister: (a) must issue one or more documents under that subsection in relation to procurement matters relating to building work; and (b) may issue one or more documents under that subsection in relation to work health and safety matters relating to building work. (2A) A document issued under subsection (1) relating to procurement matters must include a requirement that a tenderer for building work must demonstrate the following: (a) the extent to which locally sourced and manufactured building materials will be used to undertake the building work; (b) whether the building materials to be used to undertake the building work comply with relevant Australian standards published by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia; (c) the whole-of-life costs of the project to which the building work relates; (d) the net economic impacts of the project to which the building work relates; (e) the jobs impact of the project to which the building work relates; (f) whether the project to which the building work relates will contribute to skills growth. [procurement matters] This is an amendment that goes to the question of the code. I am sure that senators would be aware of how important procurement is when it comes to the question of providing jobs for Australians in Australia. The value of Commonwealth procurement contracts in 2014-15 were around $59 billion. That is a very considerable amount of money in terms of our capacity in this country to shape the kind of economy we have. We should, I trust, in this chamber be seeking to develop an economy with a diverse industrial base, capable of generating high-skill, high-wage jobs. We should not be entirely dependent upon the vagaries of the commodity market. What we have, of course, are current circumstances where there is increasing casualisa
Senate, 2016-11-29. negative: ayes 8, noes 51.
Question
Kim Carr I move opposition amendment 8 on sheet 8024, which is being distributed: (1) Clause 34, page 29 (lines 17 to 19), omit subclause (2), substitute: (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister: (a) must issue one or more documents under that subsection in relation to procurement matters relating to building work; and (b) may issue one or more documents under that subsection in relation to work health and safety matters relating to building work. (2A) A document issued under subsection (1) relating to procurement matters must include a requirement that a tenderer for building work must demonstrate the following: (a) the extent to which locally sourced and manufactured building materials will be used to undertake the building work; (b) whether the building materials to be used to undertake the building work comply with relevant Australian standards published by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia; (c) the whole-of-life costs of the project to which the building work relates; (d) the net economic impacts of the project to which the building work relates; (e) the jobs impact of the project to which the building work relates; (f) whether the project to which the building work relates will contribute to skills growth. [procurement matters] This is an amendment that goes to the question of the code. I am sure that senators would be aware of how important procurement is when it comes to the question of providing jobs for Australians in Australia. The value of Commonwealth procurement contracts in 2014-15 were around $59 billion. That is a very considerable amount of money in terms of our capacity in this country to shape the kind of economy we have. We should, I trust, in this chamber be seeking to develop an economy with a diverse industrial base, capable of generating high-skill, high-wage jobs. We should not be entirely dependent upon the vagaries of the commodity market. What we have, of course, are current circumstances where there is increasing casualisa
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Related bills
- Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013
- Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013
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