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6 Mar 2023 · 12:18 PM · Division 1

Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022

Official title
Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Parental leave and the superannuation guarantee

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
12
No
31
Not recorded voting
32

“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 a second reading amendment introduced by Queensland Senator Larissa Waters (Greens), which means it failed. It would have amended the usual second reading motion "that the bill be read a second time" with the text below.

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) acknowledges:

(i) the persistent gender superannuation gap that sees women retire with significantly less in retirement funds than men, and

(ii) that superannuation is paid on leave entitlements other than parental leave; and

(b) calls on the Government to address this inequity and apply the superannuation guarantee to paid parental leave entitlements".

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
12
No
31
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party020
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party07
Independent20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Australia's Voice01
Liberal National Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 12

No · 31

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