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 25 June 2012:

(1) Why did the Minister refuse to meet with the Secretary of the Health Services Union.

(2) Are there any other union executives with whom the Minister has refused to meet.

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:

A request was made by Ms Kathy Jackson to meet with the Minister but no such meeting ever took place.

The Minister receives requests to meet with representatives of registered organisations on a regular basis. Whilst the Minister endeavours to agree to meeting but is unable to agree to such requests on every occasion.