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

Just to reiterate—as I think I may have inserted an additional word into what I read into the HansardI want to reaffirm the government’s intention as previously outlined. Should it be necessary to further legislate to ensure the continuation in the modern, simple award system of the current part 9 protections of clothing trades outworkers, the government will do so in its substantive workplace relations bill.

Question agreed to.

I move government amendments (8), (10), (33) and (34) on sheet PA412 together:

(8)    Schedule 1, item 2, page 11 (lines 1 to 3), omit paragraph 346G(4)(c), substitute:

             (c)    must not be an award that regulates the terms and conditions of employment in a single business only (being the single business specified in the award).

(10)  Schedule 1, item 2, page 12 (lines 31 to 33), omit paragraph 346H(3)(c), substitute:

             (c)    must not be an award that regulates the terms and conditions of employment in a single business only (being the single business specified in the award).

(33)  Schedule 2, item 9, page 100 (lines 17 to 19), omit the definition of enterprise award in section 576U, substitute:

enterprise award means an award that regulates the terms and conditions of employment in a single business only (being the single business specified in the award).

(34)  Schedule 2, item 9, page 100 (line 21), omit “the matter”, substitute “a matter”.

Amendments (8) and (10) are consequential amendments to clarify the definition of an enterprise award—that is, an award binding on a single employer only. Amendment (33) is a technical change to the definition of ‘enterprise award’ in the proposed section 576U to make it clear that it refers to awards that bind only a single business. Amendment (34) is a minor technical consequential amendment.

Question agreed to.