13 The Queensland Government makes The Queensland Government will Department of representations to the make representations to the Communities, Commonwealth Government to Australian Government informed Safety and Disability consider reforms to the funding of through consultation with carers and Services carers that continue to support the stakeholders, the review into the invaluable care that most carers prevalence and characteristics of provide but remove capacity for the elder abuse (Recommendation 11) payments to be used as a tool for and findings of the Parliamentary financial control and domestic and Committee inquiry into the adequacy family violence of elderly people. of existing financial protections for Queensland’s seniors. 22 The Queensland Government The Queensland Government Department of the ensures that the communication acknowledges frontline staff have an Premier and Cabinet strategy is implemented through important role in encouraging cultural all line services including (but change in the community and will not limited to) health and hospital ensure staff understand the key services, education services and messages embedded in the schools, Queensland Ambulance Communication Strategy (see Service, Queensland Police Recommendation 18). Service, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, housing services, Legal Aid Queensland, Director of Public Prosecutions and other legal services. 36 The Queensland Government requests The Queensland Government will Queensland Treasury the Commonwealth Government request the Commonwealth considers similar and dismissal Government to amend the Fair Work amendments to the Fair Work Act to Act 2009 (Cth) informed by the protect Queensland workers engaged outcomes of the review of under the Federal Act from unfair Queensland’s industrial relations laws, dismissal and provide appropriate current leave and unfair dismissal support to workers experiencing provisions. domestic and family violence. 40 The Minister for Local Government The Queensland Government Department of works with the Local Government supports the intent of this Infrastructure, Local Association of Queensland and recommendation. The Queensland Government and individual local governments to Government will work with the Local Planning implement the changes in the Government Association of Industrial Relations Act and the Queensland to ensure any changes to provision of new leave. This includes the Industrial Relations Act and leave providing (free of charge) all arrangements are reflected in the directives, human resource policies policies and procedures of individual and training programs established for local governments. The Government state public service employees. will make all directives, human resource policies and training materials available, free of charge, for use, if appropriate, by local governments.
13 The Queensland Government makes representations to the Commonwealth Government to consider reforms to the funding of carers that continue to support the invaluable care that most carers provide but remove capacity for the payments to be used as a tool for financial control and domestic and family violence of elderly people. The Queensland Government will make representations to the Australian Government informed through consultation with carers and stakeholders, the review into the prevalence and characteristics of elder abuse (Recommendation 11) and findings of the Parliamentary Committee inquiry into the adequacy of existing financial protections for Queensland’s seniors. Department of Communities, Safety and Disability Services 22 The Queensland Government ensures that the communication strategy is implemented through all line services including (but not limited to) health and hospital services, education services and schools, Queensland Ambulance Service, Queensland Police Service, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, housing services, Legal Aid Queensland, Director of Public Prosecutions and other legal services. The Queensland Government acknowledges frontline staff have an important role in encouraging cultural change in the community and will ensure staff understand the key messages embedded in the Communication Strategy (see Recommendation 18). Department of the Premier and Cabinet 36 The Queensland Government requests the Commonwealth Government considers similar and dismissal amendments to the Fair Work Act to protect Queensland workers engaged under the Federal Act from unfair dismissal and provide appropriate support to workers experiencing domestic and family violence. The Queensland Government will request the Commonwealth Government to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) informed by the outcomes of the review of Queensland’s industrial relations laws, current leave and unfair dismissal provisions. Queensland Treasury 40 The Minister for Local Government works with the Local Government Association of Queensland and individual local governments to implement the changes in the Industrial Relations Act and the provision of new leave. This includes providing (free of charge) all directives, human resource policies and training programs established for state public service employees. The Queensland Government supports the intent of this recommendation. The Queensland Government will work with the Local Government Association of Queensland to ensure any changes to the Industrial Relations Act and leave arrangements are reflected in the policies and procedures of individual local governments. The Government will make all directives, human resource policies and training materials available, free of charge, for use, if appropriate, by local governments. Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning
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