Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 18 May 2012:

With reference to the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009:

(1) Is the Act operating as intended?

(2) Have any problems with the Act been detected; if so, when were they first identified?

(3) Has the Minister considered any amendments to the Act; if so:

(a) on what exact date/s was consideration given; and

(b) what was the Minister’s decision?

(4) Have former Ministers Evans, Crean or Gillard considered any amendments to the Act?

(5) Has the Government received any advice from the department or Fair Work Australia that there are problems with the Act; if so, on what date/s was the advice received?