Consideration of Legislation

The majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Watson MP Tony Burke (Labor), which means it passed. This means that the usual procedural rules - known as standing orders - will be suspended and the timetable set out below will take place instead.

Motion text

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in relation to proceedings on the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022:

(1) on Tuesday, 8 November when the bill is called on, the Leader of the Opposition, or a Member representing, speaking for no longer than 30 minutes;

(2) the time limit for other Members speaking on the second reading debate being 10 minutes;

(3) on Wednesday, 9 November, the second reading debate continuing when the bill is called on;

(4) notwithstanding standing order 31, at 8 pm on Wednesday, 9 November, the bill being called on for further consideration;

(5) the second reading debate continuing until either:

(a) no further Members rise to speak; or

(b) a Minister requires that the debate be adjourned at no earlier than 10 pm, at which point, debate being adjourned and the House immediately adjourning until Thursday, 10 November at 9 am;

(6) from 9 pm on Wednesday, 9 November, the time limit for Members speaking on the second reading debate being 5 minutes;

(7) from 7.30 pm on Wednesday, 9 November until the adjournment of the House:

(a) any division called for being deferred until the first opportunity on Thursday, 10 November; and

(b) if any Member draws the attention of the Speaker to the state of the House, the Speaker announcing that he will count the House at the first opportunity on Thursday, 10 November, if the Member then so desires;

(8) on Thursday, 10 November when the bill is called on, questions being immediately put on any amendments moved to the motion for the second reading and on the second reading of the bill;

(9) if required, a consideration in detail stage of the bill, with all government amendments to be moved together, all opposition amendments to be moved together, and any crossbench Members' amendments to be moved as one set per Member, with:

(a) one question to be put on all government amendments;

(b) one question to be put on all opposition amendments;

(c) separate questions to be put on any sets of amendments moved by crossbench Members; and

(d) one question to be put that the bill [as amended] be agreed to.

(10) should a Minister require, any question provided for under paragraph (9) being put after no less than 10 minutes of debate on each set of amendments;

(11) when the bill has been agreed to, the question being put immediately on the third reading of the bill; and

(12) any variation to this arrangement being made only on a motion moved by a Minister.