Senate debates Bills

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025; In Committee


Murray Watt

Murray Watt Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water

6:20 pm

I don't think we do risk freezing modern awards. There are provisions which remain in place for modern awards to be varied on the application of a party. What we are saying as a community—and the Australian people agreed when they voted for this policy—is that penalty rates are special and deserve to be protected.

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