Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

If you think about it, the request is under section 576C(1), so this is part of the legislative program. If you look at what the document says, you see that it is the award modernisation consolidated version, and the objects of that does set it out. I will go to the issue that you refer to. It is set out at 2(c), which says that the creation of modern awards is not intended to disadvantage employees. It is contained in what I will call, in shorthand, the direction by the minister. I think it is plain. Quite frankly, I am sure you already knew that answer too.