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6 Mar 2023 · 1:21 PM · Division 4

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

in Committee - Small business
Official title
Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Small business

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
34
Not recorded voting
12

“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 amendments (1) to (10) on sheet 1832 moved by South Australian Senator Anne Ruston (Liberal), which means it failed.

What does the amendment do?

Senator Ruston explained that:

... This pay clerk function of the PPL scheme is something we have long supported so as to remove the unnecessary red tape that's associated with the administration of this really important initiative that has got the bipartisan, or the multipartisan, support of this place. We certainly believe that small businesses and stakeholders and industry groups generally don't support the employer role in the administration of PPL payments because it adds a burden to what is already a very onerous life as a small business operator in this country.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
29
No
34
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party021
Liberal Party190
Australian Greens010
National Party40
Liberal National Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 29

No · 34

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