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Thursday, 24 November 2011
Page: 9594


Senator ABETZ (TasmaniaLeader of the Opposition in the Senate) (20:45): So people are paid danger money in recognition of the particular dangers they face on a, one would imagine, day-to-day basis. Where is the incentive, then, to get rid of those dangers for which they are remuneratively compensated? It does seem as though certain people, should they wish to, could rort the scheme. If their job is on an oil rig clearly they will not be doing their training on the oil rig, therefore they will need to be accommodated somewhere, undoubtedly in a hotel, and one would imagine the training would take place there as well and they would get substantial benefits.