Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Just to be clear in relation to that, I never once said that those organisations had been consulted. I said they were advised. If people have misinterpreted my comments, I just want to be clear about that. I said they were advised ahead of the government's public announcement, and that remains a fact.

My other comments this morning were that the minister has indicated she is prepared to work with those organisations as guidance around how that part of the bill will work once and if it passes the Senate, so that is really a matter for the minister and those organisations to determine.