Further to the most recent death of a 27-year-old Belgian migrant worker from suspected heat stroke, I am writing to suggest changes to be implemented with immediate effect across Australia. All workplaces should be required to provide an unlimited fresh water supply to farmworkers in accordance with the Worksafe Code of Practice 2011 ‘Managing the Workplace Environment and Facilities’. Last year regulation was passed that required the Working Holiday Maker Employer Register to be made publicly available via ABN Look Up. This is necessary so that WHV participants can verify the bona fides of the employer, including the rate at which they will be taxed. While several employers have registered with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), there is no publicly available register for backpackers to verify registration status. It begs the question, why is the ATO not following the requirements of the law? I trust the ATO is not pre-empting Parliament and anticipating the yet to be passed Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Employer Register) Bill that would overturn the publication of employer registration status for backpackers. It is unconscionable that the ATO should ignore the law, and equally unconscionable that the Government should proceed with this Bill. A further necessary reform is the need for nationwide (or nationally consistent) labour hire licensing and regulation. I am told that labour hire companies are the common culprits of exploitation of migrant farm workers and that they routinely escape accountability through phoenixing, corruption, and dubious business models which evade current regulatory frameworks. I ask that you progress that as a priority at the appropriate Council of Australian Governments forum. Rosie Ayliffe suffered the unimaginable tragedy that no parent should ever face: the murder of her child. Our country has a responsibility to protect young people that come here in good faith to work on our farms, to do essential work that locals are reluctant to do. If we are to honour our responsibilities to those backpackers then the industry must be robustly regulated and the law enforced. That is not too much to ask. It is shameful that we allow the status quo to persist.