Bill
Services Australia Governance Amendment Bill 2020
passed, as at 2020-11-20. Social Services portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Social Services
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-05-13
- second reading — 2020-05-13
- second reading — 2020-10-07
- second reading — 2020-10-08
- second reading — 2020-10-19
- second reading — 2020-10-20
- second reading — 2020-10-20
- third reading — 2020-10-20
- introduced — 2020-11-09
- second reading — 2020-11-09
- second reading — 2020-11-12
- second reading — 2020-11-12
- third reading — 2020-11-12
- passed — 2020-11-12
- royal assent — 2020-11-20
Divisions
- The majority voted in favour of keeping the question unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted *that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.* This vote was put after the motion below was introduced. The original motion was "*That this bill be now read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/),*" which is the same as 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 calls on the Government to:* > > *(1) abolish the "ASL offset rule", which has the effect of capping average staffing levels within Services Australia;* > > *(2) stop the excessive use of consultancy firms and contractors to outsource important government services including Centrelink; and* > > *(3) recognise that the staffing cap is a false economy that undermines the quality of government services, especially those delivered by Services Australia".* — 2020-10-20, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 54, noes 44
- Services Australia Governance Amendment Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Staffing caps and privatisation — 2020-11-12, Senate: negative, ayes 25, noes 25
Plain-language summary
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