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22 June 2023 · 3:44 PM · Division 16

Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023

Second Reading - Opposition amendmentsAmendment

A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.

Official title
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Opposition amendments

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
28
No
33
Not recorded voting
15

“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 opposition amendments on sheets 1940 to 1946, which means they failed.

Note that ACT Senator Andrew Pocock (Independent) wanted it put on the record that he "support[ed] the opposition amendments on sheet 1942 and sheet 1943."

What were the amendments about?

The amendments concerned a review of Schedule 2, notice of flexible unpaid parental leave, binding advice, superannuation disputes, employee authorised deducations, eligible wages, and multiple actions.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
28
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party019
Liberal Party190
Australian Greens010
National Party30
Independent02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Liberal National Party10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 28

No · 33

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