Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I am more of a belt than a braces man, and I think that the belt here ought to work. I did not quite interpret it in that way, to address the point made by Senator Abetz. As I understand it there will be a general review, and this issue of how it works in the context of employers’ views being taken into account would be one of the matters that would be looked at. If there are ways to improve the system and if there are indeed anomalies, they could be dealt with. But I am satisfied that what is proposed will provide sufficient safeguards and that to support this amendment at this stage in the current context could lead to some ambiguity, from the discussions I have had with the government in relation to this, with some unintended consequences. I am assured by the minister’s assurances and I will stick with the belt not the braces this time.