Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

Well, they are trying to run a scare campaign, and they are now asking the Prime Minister to rule out something for which he has absolutely no responsibility at all, which is decisions of the Fair Work Commission, about a hypothetical case that might be taken one day in the Fair Work Commission about another award, which is currently not under consideration. So it offends the standing orders because it is hypothetical and it offends the standing orders because the Prime Minister bears no responsibility for the Fair Work Commission's decisions at all, and it contained no political embroidery whatsoever. Therefore, the Prime Minister cannot answer a more general question. He can only answer the question: can he rule out something for which he has no responsibility? So therefore it is out of order.

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