Senate debates

Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008

In Committee

1:38 pm

Photo of Mary FisherMary Fisher (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Do you agree, Minister Wong, with this comment of the Deputy Prime Minister:

“It is conceivable that after five, six, seven, eight months of delay in processing, a small business in this country is going to be told that its agreement has failed,” ...

“If you are told it’s failed eight months after it’s been made then that quantum of back pay could break a small business ...

Do you agree with those comments from the Deputy Prime Minister?

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