Senate debates

Monday, 10 October 2016

Bills

Fair Work Amendment (Respect for Emergency Services Volunteers) Bill 2016; In Committee

9:04 pm

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

In relation to that particular term, just for your information, the term that we have used is similar to those used in the existing Country Fire Authority Act and would be applied in the same way. Basically, what we have done is pick up the wording from the CFA Act and had that reflected in the amendment that is currently before the committee. This is another way in which the bill ensures that state laws cannot be overridden by an enterprise agreement approved under the federal Fair Work Act.

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