Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for acknowledging that my portfolio of course is Defence Industry, not employment, but I do represent the Minister for Employment here. The member asked a serious question, and I am prepared to give him a serious answer. He most recently on 21 September issued a press release asking for the details of Mr Lawler's entitlements to be disclosed. I can tell him that the Department of Finance has confirmed that Mr Lawler's application for a judicial pension is under consideration, and that is a question better put to the Minister for Finance or his representative in this place. We understand that, following Mr Lawler's resignation, the Fair Work Commission paid him the amounts to which he was legally entitled in accordance with the terms of his appointment—in other words, a pro-rataed, pro-rated remuneration amount and payment in lieu of long service leave.

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