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

Thank you. That's exactly where I wanted to get to: what is the minimum number? For very obvious reasons, when an employer or employee reads this, there is no explanation anywhere in the bill. You say that the word 'some' has its usual legal meaning. That's great, but they don't have a time to grab a book and look up the usual legal meaning in Australia of 'some'. I want to confirm because of statutory interpretation. This is very important and has been raised with me across the board. More than some means more than one? This is the exact point that employers have been raising with me. Whilst there is no minimum number, you are saying one employee alone will not suffice, based on the usual legal meaning of the word 'some' for the employees covered? That's the exact issue that's been raised. Would it require more than one?