A Labor
Government will create the offence of aggravated trespass and put in place
timber harvesting safety zones backed up with fines of $10,000 and up to 2
years in jail for individuals and up to $100,000 for entities.
Labor
Leader Rebecca White said the days of dangerous workplace invasions are over
and Labor is the only party that will establish realistic and workable protest
laws.
“The
Liberals failed to get their Workplace Amendment Bill through the Legislative
Council because it was too broad and could have captured people protesting
against the Liberal’s plan to privatise TAFE, or paramedics protesting about
ambulance ramping,” Ms White said.
“A majority
Labor Government has the numbers to get this through both houses of parliament.
“Labor is serious
about protecting workplaces, while the Liberals only see this legislation as a
political plaything.
“Labor has
a solid plan based on effective laws from other states, not a Liberal rehash of
the laws Bob Brown had thrown out of the High Court of Australia.
“We are
more than ready to work in the best interests of the Tasmanian resources
industry to draft legislation that will work without criminalising all
protests.
“Workplaces need protection from the radical Bob Brown Foundation and the Greens and legislation is key to this.
“The Greens destroy Tasmanian jobs and this cannot continue, Labor has a plan that will work to help protect Tasmanians workers where the Liberals failed.”
Rebecca White MP
Labor Leader
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