Parliament House Staff Enterprise Agreement

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:55): Supplementary: with regard to those same negotiations with parliamentary staffers, on what grounds can the government claim to be bargaining in good faith if they have rejected the provision of flexible work arrangements to support breastfeeding and the provision of access to both support facilities for breastfeeding and, indeed, lactation breaks?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:56): I don't propose to go into the details of the discussions that government negotiators have had with individual staff. I don't accept the premise of the member's question until I take further advice from the government negotiators.