Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Cash, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than midday on 1 August 2022:

(a) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Prime Minister and his office and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and/or his office in relation to the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work Amendment Instrument 2022 (Building Code) announced by Minister Burke on 24 July 2022;

(b) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Prime Minister and his office and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and/or his office in relation to the abolition of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC);

(c) any briefing materials produced by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet that were provided to the Prime Minister and/or the Prime Minister's office in relation to the changes to the Building Code; and

(d) any briefing materials produced by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet that were provided to the Prime Minister and/or the Prime Minister's office in relation to the potential abolition of the ABCC.

Question agreed to.

At the request of Senator Cash, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, by no later than midday on 1 August 2022:

(a) briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Minister) and/or his office and the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), and/or the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), in relation to the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work Amendment Instrument 2022 announced by Minister Burke on 24 July 2022;

(b) briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and/or his office and the FWO, and/or the ABCC in relation to the potential abolition of the ABCC;

(c) briefing materials produced by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations that were provided to the Minister and/or the Minister's office in relation to the changes of the Building Code; and

(d) briefing materials produced by Department of Employment and Workplace Relations that were provided to the Minister and/or the Minister's office in relation to the potential abolition of the ABCC.

Question agreed to.