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

This bill represents the 36th major change to the Fair Work Act since this government came to power in 2022. Of the 35 major changes thus far, 34 disproportionately affect small businesses—like a cafe, say, with five employees—just as much as they do a large corporation with 10,000 staff. Do you think that is fair? Do you believe that small-business owners are coping with this fast pace of change? Do you believe that it is reasonable to expect them to take on the burden of yet another regulatory change without the appropriate impact statements and assessments being made?