The amendment is a key request from stakeholders in the health and safety area who have called for the introduction of an appeal process for a ministerial decision around a work refusal. I've already spoken to the difficulty in concentrating this power in the hands of the minister and the lack of the ability of the minister to fully carry out this power when it comes to the work of a health and safety officer and the ability of the minister to delegate this power.
The Conservatives have just defeated a motion that would have required competency in the person to whom that power is delegated, so this is to ensure a fair and transparent process in work refusals so that if there is a decision that a work refusal is not going to be upheld by the ministerial representative, there is some kind of appeal process, which does exist in many jurisdictions.