Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Can the minister confirm media reports that, in its decision to overturn the ban, the Federal Court raised concerns that the OEA’s actions may have breached the Public Service Act? Given these concerns, can the minister explain what action is now being taken to investigate whether a breach of the Public Service Act has in fact occurred? Can the minister guarantee, in light of the OEA’s behaviour, that no employee who does take leave on 30 November will suffer any adverse consequences in the course of their employment?