On Michaelia Cash's Bill to stamp out union thuggery
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Channel: Libertarian Party (Australia) · 2017 · News & Politics
Senator Leyonhjelm explains that the Bill is designed to outlaw payments from employers to unions or union officials. It's in response to the Heydon Royal Commission recommendations to clean up the system. However, there is a strict liability element, for which an employer could unwittingly end up in jail. There's also scope for the minister to vary what is classed as an offence, so one would not need to go through parliament. So an employer could unknowingly end up being put in jail based on a regulation put forward by a minister.
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