Senate debates

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Bills

Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; In Committee

12:59 pm

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

No, Senator Cameron. I think you misunderstood what I said last night. As we went through it last night, you have greenfields agreements, you have an employer and you have a union or unions. Under the greenfields process, they get together and negotiate an agreeme

Many agreements are actually agreed by the employer and the union or unions. In some cases, there will not be an agreement. We are implementing the relief valve—that is, going to the Fair Work Commission as the individual umpire. So I think there was just a slight misunderstanding in terms of what I said last night.

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