Senate debates

Thursday, 24 November 2022

Questions without Notice

Workplace Relations

2:08 pm

Photo of Murray WattMurray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Duniam also forgot to read the bit of the RIS that says:

Businesses are often covered by multiple Modern Awards which can be complicated and difficult to interpret. An enterprise agreement enables an employer to have one industrial instrument which applies to a business which simplifies their workplace relations arrangements.

Wouldn't it be a terrible thing to have an industrial relations system which provides a simple method for small businesses to participate in an agreement that is—

Honourable senators interjecting—

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