Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

These amendments are very similar to the Greens amendments to provide transparency and accountability to the Workplace Authority Director. With regard to justice and fairness, there should be a requirement for the Workplace Authority Director to provide a written statement of reasons for that decision. While we will be supporting this amendment, we believe the Greens amendment was more comprehensive—surprise! This is a key part of the safety net and a fairness test. If somebody is being offered an AWA and that is going through the fairness test, they should be able to find out the reasons why it did or did not pass the test. There should also be appeal provisions. Again, it goes to transparency and accountability. We will be supporting this amendment.