Brendan O'Connor (Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by his statement about his personal pick for vice president of the industrial relations umpire, Michael Lawler, when he said, 'Vice-president Lawler has the human insights, intellectual skills and strengths of character to enhance the commission’s work'?

Honourable Members:

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Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Again, I simply observe that it is curious that this is the level that members opposite have chosen to operate at. But, if members opposite have an issue with any member of the Fair Work Commission, there are appropriate processes in place, and they should take them.