Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Corporate Governance and Responsibility) Share this | Hansard source

For the reasons I articulated previously, I confirm that the opposition will not be supporting these amendments. We understand the sentiments behind Senator Siewert’s amendments but, as I said, we think they go to issues where, really, this act cannot be cured by these sorts of amendments and we really need to put in place a different set of legislation. I will be clear that, on a range of the issues that Senator Siewert has outlined, we clearly share her concerns about the effect on these entitlements and conditions of employment for employees under the government’s legislation.