Fed: Cabinet agrees to key Cole RC recommendations - Abbott
Workplace Relations Minister TONY ABBOTT says federal cabinet has agreed to key recommendationsfrom the Cole Royal Commission, including a law enforcement agency for the building industry.
He's told the National Press Club that cabinet will seek a separate act governing workplacerelations in the building industry.
This will provide for secret ballots before strikes, compulsory cooling off periodsafter extended strikes and damages awards in the event of unprotected industrial action.
The government will also seek to introduce a safety commissioner to monitor federally-fundedconstruction sites and insist on application of the industry code of practice to all newprojects with federal funding.
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KEYWORD: COLE ABBOTT (CANBERRA)
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