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

Senator KOVACIC (New South Wales) (18:31): Earlier we discussed the ACTU statements in relation to retrospective operation. I'm curious to understand why, in the drafting of the bill, there was no clause expressly excluding retrospective operation, given that the ACTU has acknowledged that it could be applied and given that industry groups have indicated that this is a potential unintended consequence.

Surely it's a simple way to navigate this potential problem.