Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025

Senator KOVACIC (New South Wales) (18:06): I was, and they were hypothetical cases in relation to how the legislation might work, based on hypothetical scenarios. I think that that's reasonable and fair. Again, we have the Fair Work Commission, whose role and purpose it is to protect workers.

Can you explain to me how the government justifies undermining the independence of the Fair Work Commission through this bill, effectively taking away the ability for the Fair Work Commission to make these decisions if and when they occur or when they come to them. Why aren't they given the ability to continue to do the work that they're already doing?