Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The minister touched on an important point there—that is, we do not consider the current pay equity provisions in the act efficient. The fact is that they are not dealing with this issue because the gender pay gap is actually getting worse. Does the government consider that the current provisions in the award modernisation request will satisfactorily start addressing the current inequity? It is all very well to provide a provision to ensure equal pay for equal work, but that is obviously going to require a series of steps to address the actual current inequity. Is it envisaged that that process will be able to be undertaken through the current instructions under the award minimisation request?