00:02The Deputy Premier brewing up a storm with new laws that would let him pull the plug on protected industrial
00:12action.
00:13These new laws are really about spin, suppression and control.
00:19These laws are fair, they're reasonable, they're balanced, they protect workers.
00:22Last night the State Government introduced sweeping new industrial relations laws into Parliament to crack down on work cover fraudsters
00:32and rein in the ballooning scheme.
00:34These changes are very sensible, very pragmatic and actually will make Queensland a far more productive place.
00:40It would also give the Minister extraordinary new powers to stop strikes under certain circumstances.
00:47It is restricted tests and it is only to be used for extraordinary circumstances.
00:52The test is similar to federal fair work laws, stopping action that would endanger lives or cause significant damage to
01:00an economy.
01:01But it goes a step further with provisions to stop strikes if it's against the public interest or if it
01:09would significantly disrupt the delivery of a public service.
01:13For the government to say that they want to be part of that negotiation but then be the referee of
01:17it is entirely unfair.
01:18You can't play the game and be the referee as well.
01:20It's been a year punctuated by strike actions across the public sector.
01:25From prison guards walking off the job for 24 hours to months long rail disputes with transport workers.
01:33The Deputy Premier confirming similar actions could be refused under the laws.
01:38If for example the rail had been a state rail issue and not under the fair work legislation then I
01:44absolutely would say I would suspect we would have intervened.
01:47The bill to now go before a committee.
01:51The bill to now go before a committee.
01:51The bill to now go before a committee.
01:55The net.
01:55The bill.
01:56The bill to now go before a committee.
01:56The bill to now be on board.ẻnew
