Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Given her office made inquiries of Fair Work Australia when it began its investigation into the member for Dobell, has she or her office now asked Fair Work Australia why its inquiry has not been resolved in over two years?

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In relation to the member for Sturt's question, no, my office has made no such call. It would not be trying to direct Fair Work Australia about what it should do in the independent exercise of its discretion. That would be quite wrong. If the member for Sturt is trying to encourage me to do something that would be quite wrong, then I will not do it.