Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you. And, indeed, I was. I was clarifying the misunderstanding that Minister Abetz must have about the application of the fair pay minimum standard, in terms of the minimum wage. Clearly, under the Independent Contractors Bill 2006, the minimum wage set by Work Choices does not apply to independent contractors. Independent contractors can and will be paid less than the minimum wage under this legislation.