Senate debates

Tuesday, 19 June 2007

Workplace Relations Amendment (a Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007

In Committee

4:57 pm

Photo of Eric AbetzEric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

The workers of Australia who will be signing up to AWAs will not of necessity be required to be provided with that particular document, but they will be provided with an information sheet in relation to agreement-making, which will cover some of these aspects. But, of course, the important point is that the agreement that they enter into will be subjected to the fairness test and, therefore, as I was able to indicate in the summing-up speech, about 90 per cent of Australian workers—those on AWAs and those who earn less than $75,000—will have that added protection.

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