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30 Nov 2022 · 6:39 PM · Division 6

Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022

Second Reading - Trade union donors and common interest test
Official title
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Trade union donors and common interest test

Noes in the majority

This says only which side won the vote, because what Aye and No meant here depends on the exact question put in the chamber.

Aye
29
No
31
Not recorded voting
16

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion "that the bill be read a second time" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea. This means it failed.

These motions don't make legal changes on their own, but they can be politically influential as they represent the will of the Senate.

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to:

(a) remove all provisions of the bill which give their trade union donors the power to veto agreements; and

(b) tighten the 'common interest test' under the 'single interest employer stream' to follow the current considerations the Minister is required to follow under the Fair Work Act 2009 as it stands".

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
29
No
31
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party119
Liberal Party180
Australian Greens010
National Party40
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australia's Voice01
Deputy Senate President10
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal National Party10
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 29

No · 31

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