Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I indicate that the government is not supporting this amendment. The government’s bill does ensure that the Workplace Authority is able to consult more widely than previously when designating awards, including with employees and their representatives. I should also advise Senator Siewert that this is one of the issues that was the subject of consultation between the government and the National Workplace Relations Consultative Committee and I think something called COIL, which is the Committee on Industrial Legislation, where these issues were considered.