Kim Booth: Hodgman regime strikes another low in Parliament

“The Hodgman regime struck another low in parliament this week with debate to freeze public sector workers wages and interfere with Tasmania’s Industrial Commission abandoned when it became clear that the Greens would force them to sit all night to get the bill through” said Greens Leader Kim Booth

“The Greens are determined to fight this hard right-wing Liberal Hodgman regime’s draconian and un- Tasmanian legislation when it is back for debate and hopefully see it consigned to the scrap heap if history”

“The bill actually enables the Hodgman regime to override the Tasmanian Industrial Commission indefinitely, simply by regulation with not even a debate or explanation to parliament”

“This Liberal government is in parliamentary shambles with three of its hallmark pieces of legislation stalled, deferred or amended to the degree that they required 20 pages of amendments”

“The Hodgman regime must now listen to the growing outrage of the community as they wake up to the serious affect this bill will have on service delivery and wages of public sector workers”

“Even in the darkest days of the Grey government, Deputy Premier Sir Max Bingam legislated for the Industrial Commission, which has served Tasmania generally well since its 1984 introduction.

“It enabled the commission to take into account the state’s economic circumstances, so even if the need were there, the Commission is quite capable of dealing with arguments the government may put forward”

“It is time that the government hauled off forcing public servants to pay for the Liberal’s extravagant election promises”
Kim Booth MP | Greens Leader