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28 Aug 2025 · 10:34 AM · Division 2

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025

in Committee - Small business exclusion
Official title
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Small business exclusion

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
26
No
33
Not recorded voting
16

“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 introduced by NSW Senator Maria Kovacic (Liberal), which means it failed.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 9), after "employees", insert "(other than employees of small business employers)".

(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 15), after "any employee", insert "(other than any employee of a small business employer)".

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
26
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party022
Liberal Party140
Australian Greens010
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party30
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Australia's Voice10
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 26

No · 33

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