Bill
Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Employer Register) Bill 2017
passed, as at 2018-10-03. Treasury portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Treasury
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-02-16
- second reading — 2017-02-16
- second reading — 2018-05-09
- second reading — 2018-05-09
- third reading — 2018-05-09
- introduced — 2018-05-10
- second reading — 2018-05-10
- second reading — 2018-09-19
- second reading — 2018-09-19
- committee — 2018-09-19
- third reading — 2018-09-19
- passed — 2018-09-19
- royal assent — 2018-10-03
Divisions
- The majority voted to agree with [the bill's](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5816%22) main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill [for a second time](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). This means that they can now discuss the bill in more detail. ### What is the bill's main idea? The bill was introduced to tighten the information disclosure requirements for the working holiday maker employer register. Firstly, it will ensure that details of the working holiday maker employer register will not be able to be made publicly available. Secondly, it'll ensure that information sharing between the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is only undertaken in situations in which an entity is non-compliant, or is reasonably suspected of non-compliance, with a tax law. Read more in the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd088). — 2018-05-09, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 75, noes 61
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2018-09-19.4.2) to agree with the bill's main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a [second time](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). This means the Senate can now discuss the bill in more detail. ### What is the bill's main idea? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd088): > *The purpose of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Employer Register) Bill 2017 (the Bill) is to make two amendments to tighten the information disclosure requirements for the working holiday maker employer register.* > *The first of the amendments is to the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 (ABN Act) to ensure that details of the working holiday maker employer register will not be able to be made publicly available.* > *The second amendment is to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (TA Act) to ensure that information sharing between the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is only undertaken in situations in which an entity is non-compliant, or is reasonably suspected of non-compliance, with a tax law.* — 2018-09-19, Senate: affirmative, ayes 32, noes 30
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2018-09-19.22.1) to pass the bill in the Senate. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a [third time](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). Since the bill was already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now become law. ### What does the bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd088): > *The purpose of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Employer Register) Bill 2017 (the Bill) is to make two amendments to tighten the information disclosure requirements for the working holiday maker employer register.* > *The first of the amendments is to the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 (ABN Act) to ensure that details of the working holiday maker employer register will not be able to be made publicly available.* > *The second amendment is to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (TA Act) to ensure that information sharing between the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is only undertaken in situations in which an entity is non-compliant, or is reasonably suspected of non-compliance, with a tax law.* — 2018-09-19, Senate: affirmative, ayes 32, noes 30
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