‘A week or so ago the government announced changes to our workplace laws. It did so with great fanfare and at great cost to the taxpayer through widespread advertising of their new policy.

Today in the Senate we discovered that the government is so enamoured with their new changes that they are trying to ensure there is minimal opportunity for the rest of the community to check out the detail before they are rushed into law.

The government has referred the Bill amending the Workplace Relations Act to a Senate committee – but won’t actually be making the Bill public until around the end of May. The committee none the less has to report on the legislation by 14th June! It appears there will be time for just one day of public hearings into the legislation.’

Senate Committee To Inquire Into Workplace Legislation Changes - Without The Legislation