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

My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Does the minister have full confidence in the work of Mr Terry Nassios, the principal investigator for Fair Work Australia?

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

) ( ): I believe that the report prepared by the delegate for the general manager of Fair Work Australia, Terry Nassios, is a very serious report. It is a report which we have said is disturbing in its findings. I also believe that we owe it to the members of this union to see this process reach its end—which is for the matter to be tested in court. This parliament is not qualified to test and cross-examine these matters—

Mr Dutton interjecting—

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Dickson, the minister has the call and will be heard in silence.

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This government will not be diverted from its process to make sure that the report is concluded and that the matters listed in the report are tested in the court. We owe it to the members of this union to make sure that this matter is concluded properly, not in—

Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of order.

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The minister has concluded his answer. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will resume her seat.