Senate debates Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006

In Committee


Eric Abetz

Eric Abetz Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation

6:28 pm

That was the supplementary estimates in May, and you still do not have an answer to that—I understand that. I thank you for correcting me in that regard.

In relation to Senator Wong’s question about the guidelines, I am advised that, because this government is such a consultative government, consultations have been held as we speak right up until today. Today was the cut-off point for changes to the guidelines. The changes have been made on a progressive basis to the proposed guidelines. When and as suggestions have been made and deemed appropriate they have been incorporated in the guidelines, so it has been a work in progress. The department is unable to advise me as to how much work is required to absolutely finalise them in relation to any outstanding suggestions—

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