Senate debates

Monday, 10 October 2016

Bills

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

9:37 pm

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

Senator Cameron, I disagree with the fundamental premise of your assertions. What our bill does is introduce a new objectionable term. It is in relation to the Fair Work Act being used for purposes that it should not be used for. The workers, as you put it—and I assume you mean paid firefighters, because it is the paid firefighters who are obviously covered by the agreement; the employees—can continue to bargain. Nothing is changed by the bill.

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