Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

I think you and I are going to have to agree to disagree, because I believe that the proposals are very clear. You do not like them and I understand that, but I do think your line of questioning is incorrect. The final agreement that you put to the union is the agreement that the union has had the opportunity to comment on, look at et cetera and is the agreement that you as the employer then have to put to the Fair Work Commission. The safety net which this government is adding and which the former government did not is that the Fair Work Commission then has to look at the agreement and make a decision in relation to the prevailing industry standards, which, as you would know, are higher than the prevailing award.