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Over the last six months, the federal government has been openly critical of the decisions of the Federal Court of Australia in
WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 and
WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131. It has also recently supported a successful application for special leave to appeal the
Rossato decision in the High Court of Australia, which is likely to be heard sometime next year.
In the meantime, Attorney-General Christian Porter has introduced the
Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020, which seeks to effectively overturn the decisions of
Rossato and