QUESTIONS ON NOTICE › Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1242)
Senator Chris Evans: The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows: (1) The preparatory work being done by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations for the post-implementation review (the 'Review') of the Fair Work Act 2009 includes: monitoring developments in relation to the operation of the legislation; monitoring stakeholder commentary in relation to the operation of the legislation; identifying data sources for use in evaluating the operation of the legislation; and liaising with the Office of Best Practice Regulation (within the Department of Finance and Deregulation) about the requirements of the Review. Fair Work Australia, the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman, the Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner and Safe Work Australia have not undertaken specific preparatory work for the Review. (2) The Review will involve an evidence-based assessment as to the operation of the legislation. Terms of reference for the Review will be settled in due course. (3) The Review will be conducted independently, with further details to be announced in due course.