Conference with House of Representatives

The majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network), which means it was successful.

Motion text

That—

(a) notwithstanding standing orders 127(1) and 156(3), the Senate requests a conference with the House of Representatives on the following bills sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence:

(i) Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Small Business Redundancy Exemption) Bill 2023,

(ii) Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Protections Against Discrimination) Bill 2023,

(iii) Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency) Bill 2023, and

(iv) Fair Work Legislation Amendment (First Responders) Bill 2023; and

(b) the House of Representatives be informed that, in the event of a conference being agreed to, the Senate will be represented at the conference by twelve managers, comprised of Senator Jacqui Lambie, Senator David Pocock, four senators nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate and four senators nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and two senators nominated by the Leader of the Australian Greens in the Senate.