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25 May 2023 · 10:20 AM · Division 2

Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023

Official title
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Flexible unpaid parental leave notice period

Ayes 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
81
No
60
Not recorded voting
9

“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 in favour of disagreeing with amendment (2), which was introduced by Bradfield MP Paul Fletcher (Liberal). This means it failed.

Amendment text

Mr Fletcher explained that:

the effect of amendment (2) ... would be to expand the notice period required for flexible unpaid parental leave to include the start and end dates and the number of days at the 10-week point of notice.

Amendment text

(2) Schedule 2, item 49, page 11 (lines 11 to 13), omit the item, substitute:

49 Subsection 74(3C)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(3C) If any of the leave covered by the notice is to be taken under section 72A, the notice must specify:

(a) the total number of days (flexible days) of flexible unpaid parental leave that the employee intends to take in relation to the child; and

(b) the intended start and end dates of the leave, or each period of the leave.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
81
No
59
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party730
Liberal Party030
National Party012
Independent47
Liberal National Party08
Australian Greens40
Centre Alliance01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 81

No · 59

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