Questions & Answers Paper No. 158 - Parliament of New South ...

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MONDAY 12 OCTOBER 2009
*7380 TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS—NEW LEGISLATION—Mr Daryl Maguire asked the Minister for
Transport, and Minister for the Illawarra representing the Attorney General, Minister for Industrial
Relations, Minister for Health, Minister for the Central Coast, Vice President of the Executive Council—
(1) Does the NSW Legislation (Ethical Clothing Trades Extended Responsibility Scheme) apply to
imported textiles or other manufactured goods?
(2) Can the Trade Practices Act be contravened by companies seeking confirmation that their business
complies with the Act?
(3) Is small business excluded from participating in wage claim hearings or impact of legislation to the
industry enquiries?
(4) If so, why?
(5) How many businesses involved in textile manufacture have closed since the introduction of new
legislation?
(6) How many textile manufacturers have been fined under the new legislation?
Answer—
(1) No.
(2) The Trade Practices Act, 1974 is legislation administered by the Commonwealth.
(3) No.
(4) N⁄A
(5) The Office does not have a role in monitoring business closures.
(6) The compliance activities of the Office of Industrial Relations are focused on education and
voluntary compliance.
While inspectors have identified 626 significant breaches of NSW industrial relations legislation
during the current financial year, including 200 retailers not complying with either the voluntary
code or the extended responsibility scheme, the parties voluntarily adjusted their practices to meet
requirements.
Follow up audits were undertaken to ensure that they remain compliant.
*7381 BUSES USING WOOLLOOMOOLOO—Ms Clover Moore asked the Minister for Transport, and
Minister for the Illawarra—
With respect to the buses using the Domain Car Park bus layover during peak travel hours in order to
reduce CBD traffic congestion:
(1) How many transiting buses are expected to travel from the CBD through Woolloomooloo to reach
the layover, and return again through Woolloomooloo each weekday and on weekends?
(2) What assessment has the Government made of buses using Palmer Street instead of residential
Crown Street, and what reasons prevent this route being used?
(3) What assessment has been done about having some transiting buses using the Domain Car Park bus
layover stopping in Woolloomooloo in order to provide additional public transport?
(4) What plans does the Government have to reduce noise and traffic impacts of transiting buses using
the Domain Car Park bus layover?
(5) What strategies does the Government have to address bus congestion in the CBD in order to prevent
the need for buses to travel through residential areas to layovers such as the Domain Car Park?
(6) What plans does the Government have to address the long-term need for mass transit options that can
move larger numbers of people more quickly and efficiently than buses?
Answer—
I am advised:
(1) to (4) The Domain bus layover Development Application, submitted to Council in October 2008 and
still waiting final Council approval, clearly articulates the proposal including bus numbers, impact
assessment and alternative access options.
(5) and (6) The Premier announced the establishment of a new transport super agency NSW Transport
and Infrastructure on 11 June 2009. A key priority for the new agency is the preparation of a Transport
Blueprint for NSW which is due for release by the end of the year. The Blueprint will set the framework
for future investment of transport in NSW, including mass transit options for the CBD.
*7382 CROSS CITY TUNNEL NOISE IMPACTS IN DARLINGHURST—Ms Clover Moore asked the
Minister for Roads—
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