Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, just following up on the issues Senator Xenophon has raised: you would be aware that the matter is currently before the Supreme Court of Victoria. Professor Stewart, who is an acknowledged expert in industrial relations, has pointed out:

… if the Bill is enacted in its current form, its provisions could only become relevant to this dispute if an agreement were concluded that:

So the first threshold is that there is an agreement between the board and a majority of the CFA employees. The second threshold is if an agreement:

Do you agree with that analysis from Professor Stewart?