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

That is absolutely an unacceptable answer. You are abolishing the Australian Building and Construction Commission. You have key figures from the department here who have provided a table. It is a very, very simple question, and I would ask—don't take it on notice; we are going to be here until two o'clock—with all due respect that you find me the section in the Fair Work Act please that directly refers to unlawful picketing.

It is my understanding that the Fair Work Ombudsman will not have the actual ability—and we've actually determined they don't—to intervene in such cases, for example, stopping union officials such as Luke Collier from holding a right of entry permit. In September 2022, only after the ABCC Commissioner intervened, Dean Riley was denied to renew his federal entry permit. For the benefit of those listening in, Dean Riley is a man who used homophobic slurs against a safety inspector. Again, can I confirm there is no obligation on the Fair Work Ombudsman, unlike on the Australian Building and Construction Commission Commissioner, to intervene?