Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

enator CASH (—) (): I note that, in relation to the explanation the minister has just given to the Senate, the minister has just read out the supplementary explanatory memorandum.

Minister, you said the amendments were finalised today. At what time were they finalised? Did you withhold circulation until the start of the committee stage of the debate? I would like the minister or his office—they're listening in—to provide us with an answer as to exactly what time the amendments were finalised. Do the government amendments reflect all the changes announced by Senator Pocock on Sunday 27 November 2022? I'm more than happy for Senator Pocock, should he wish, to answer this question, but I understand that the minister has circulated the amendments. When did Senator Pocock or his office first receive a copy of the draft amendments? Was Senator Pocock or his office asked to provide any feedback on the amendments? Did Senator Pocock or his office provide the feedback on the amendments? When did Senator Pocock or his office receive a final copy of the amendments? Prior to the amendments being circulated in the parliament, as Senator Lambie has stated, at 6.23 pm, did anybody outside the government see the amendments, including members of any union movement in Australia? And, of all the government amendments on sheet PV124, can the minister please identify which amendments were the result of the committee recommendations, which were the result of negotiations with the Australian Greens and which were the result of negotiations with Senator Pocock? I'm happy for you to go through them dot point by dot point, as you just have, and advise, in relation to the dot points you just read out from the supplementary explanatory memorandum, whether they were committee recommendations, Australian Greens recommendations or Senator Pocock's recommendations.