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Wednesday, 16 February 2000
Page: 11824


Senator COONEY (10:19 AM) —As I understand it, as far as the local agents are concerned, a certified agreement will be the basis upon which they are employed. But as I understand what the minister then said, insofar as people are employed overseas, say, in Cyprus—I do not know whether it flows to the 29 who act as liaison officers overseas and whether they have not got a certified agreement to cover them—she said that, because employment is different, you are not going to have a certified agreement applying to them. What does apply to their employment overseas? What do people in Cyprus work under? Just what is a person's position who is on a certified agreement working locally, say, in Cairns, and then goes over to Cyprus? It does seem very unclear as to the basis upon which members of the Federal Police force are going to be employed.