The retailer denies it discriminated against women and says the case should not be granted class-action status because the plaintiffs' claims are too varied to proceedtogether, making it difficult for the company to mount a defense in a single case.
Mr Andrews has promised a further statement on how he will proceed with legislation this assembly term, together with a report summarising the responses to the proposal.
Unlike in the IPO, when the government, banks and GM worked closely together on the deal, the government has more leeway to decide how to proceed because GM has already gone public.