Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) Mr Nassios was not asked about Fair Work Australia's response to EW0156_13 as he was and remains away from work on approved leave.

(2) In a letter to the General Manager dated 17 September 2012 Mr Nassios provided the following response to the Senator's question: "No inference was drawn one way or the other as to whether the defamation settlement may have involved a payment to Mr Thomson."