Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

This regulation amends the formal access period applicable to a variation for an enterprise agreement to allow flexibility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees retain the right to vote on any proposal. An agreement varied in this way must still pass the better-off-overall test, and the Fair Work Commission must still be satisfied that the variation was genuinely agreed. The government has not been made aware of any instances of misuse and has in any case committed to review the operation of the regulation in coming weeks to ensure this continues to be the case.