Maria Kovacic (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

In scrutinising legislation, I take my role as a senator very, very seriously. I actually very much enjoy my committee work. I think that it is a critical component of what we do here, and I don't take it lightly. I don't believe that scrutinising any kind of legislation suggests that you don't support it. What it means is that we are asking the appropriate questions to ensure that the laws that are passed in this place are fit for purpose and don't create problems and challenges for those people who we're here to represent.

I acknowledge that this may be frustrating for you, but I do have more questions. When applying proposed section 135A(1)(b), is the commission required to consider only actual patterns of work, or must it also account for extreme or hypothetical scenarios? I used the example in a different set of questions earlier today of a worker who maybe just works on Sundays or a worker who just works on public holidays.