There is a light at the end of the tunnel for tens of thousands of dudded subcontractors after Attorney-General John Quigley pledged to introduce legislation to protect their pay before the end of the year.
Mr Quigley, who took over the Commerce and Industrial Relations portfolio from Bill Johnston in December, yesterday declared he was quietly determined to legislate for pay protection.
He said he intended to adopt barrister John Fioccos recommendations to embrace the east coast model for nationally consistent pay rules.
They include a 15-day pay or explain-why-not deadline, cascading statutory trusts to protect payments down the food chain, and an efficient and quick adjudication system.
He said he had read Subcontractor WA chairwoman Lou…
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