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

I suppose that if they are that secret, nobody will know what is in the terms of reference! I can indicate to the senator that the terms of reference will be exceptionally broad to allow the whole gamut of the fair work regime to be considered—something that the previous federal Labor government studiously refused to do. They ensured that their legislation was not subjected to a regulatory impact statement, as it should have been. Indeed, Prime Minister Rudd at the time exempted it, and they then tried to have this review with hand-picked individuals with skewed terms of reference. We said at all times that review should go to the Productivity Commission with a very wide agenda, and that is what we will be doing—and announcing it in due course.