Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 8 March 2012:

(1) How many people were approached by the Minister to apply for the latest round of Fair Work Australia appointments.

(2) How many of the individuals approached by the Minister were subsequently appointed.

(3) What were the names of those individuals:

(a) approached; and

(b) appointed.

Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

Five people were approached by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations exploring if they wished to submit an expression of interest in being appointed as a member of Fair Work Australia. Two of those people, Ms Anna Booth and Mr David Gregory, expressed interest, were assessed as suitable for appointment by the selection panel and were subsequently appointed. It would be inappropriate to provide the names of the other persons who chose not to submit an expression of interest.