Senate debates Questions on Notice
Fair Work Act (Question No. 2531)
Eric Abetz Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 6 November 2012:
At any time, did the Minister consider pulling his application to the High Court on the Barclay v Bendigo TAFE case.
Penny Wong SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation
The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
No. The previous Minister intervened in the matter in the public interest under section 569 of the Fair Work Act. That public interest remained extant through to the hearing of the matter.