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

The significance of this amendment is that it gives the right to issue a writ of mandamus against whomever is in this position as ABCC commissioner—and I hope it is not still Mr Hadgkiss—which I expect is something that will be a very powerful mechanism not just for accountability but for enforcement. I am glad that Senator Cameron welcomes that. You actually have a right to the writ of mandamus if the commissioner does not do his or her work.