Return to Work Scheme

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (15:00): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector regarding Return to Work.

Leave granted.

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI: The legislative changes proposed to the Return to Work scheme were prepared by parliamentary counsel at 8.55pm on 14 June 2022. My question to the minister is: was the draft bill approved by cabinet prior to introduction to the other place and, if so, when was it approved by cabinet?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Attorney-General, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:01): Again, following on from the procedure adopted by my predecessor who stood in this exact place, the Hon. Rob Lucas, I am certainly not going to go into anything that cabinet does or does not decide, but certainly as a general process cabinet gives—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: Of course it does. When did cabinet approve it? I am not going to go into any of the deliberations of cabinet.