Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party, Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I refer to the Prime Minister's statement this morning that the government did not invoke section 431 of the Fair Work Act because its effect was legally uncertain and this would have led to delays and uncertainty for the travelling public—even though she wrote the act. Did the Prime Minister, or indeed any member of the government, seek legal advice on the use of section 431? If so, what legal advice was sought and when?