Bill
Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2019-07-01. Treasury portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Treasury
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-05-24
- second reading — 2018-05-24
- second reading — 2018-06-19
- second reading — 2018-06-20
- second reading — 2018-06-20
- committee — 2018-06-20
- third reading — 2018-06-20
- introduced — 2018-06-25
- second reading — 2018-06-25
- other — 2019-07-01
Divisions
- The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-06-20.12.2) introduced by Labor MP [Chris Bowen](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/mcmahon/chris_bowen), which means it failed. The motion would have amended the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html), which is "That the bill be read a second time". Reading the bill for a second time is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### Motion text > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > *"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes:* > *(1) that Labor created Australia’s superannuation system and will always defend it;* > *(2) that an amnesty for employers who have not complied with their Superannuation Guarantee obligations;* >> *(a) was a complete surprise and announced without any consultation;* >> *(b) was not recommended by the Senate’s inquiry into the Superannuation Guarantee; and* >> *(c) should not be supported, with increased penalties the preferred option to urge compliance with Superannuation Guarantee contributions; and* > *(3) the Opposition’s announced policy to prohibit limited recourse borrowing arrangements as recommended by the 2014 Financial System Inquiry."* — 2018-06-20, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 56, noes 76
- The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-06-20.21.1) introduced by Labor MP [Chris Bowen](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/mcmahon/chris_bowen), which means it failed. Mr Bowen [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-06-20.21.1): > *These amendments remove from the bill the outrageous schedule which provides an amnesty for nonpayment of superannuation guarantee, an outrageous schedule which should be removed and should not be the law of the land. What is the law of the land is that employers should pay superannuation to their employees. It's part of their conditions, it is part of their wages and it should be paid.* Read more about [the bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6126) and what it does in the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1718a/18bd128). — 2018-06-20, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 56, noes 76
Plain-language summary
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Sources
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