Bill
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020
passed, as at 2020-12-15. Industrial Relations portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Industrial Relations
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-12-09
- second reading — 2020-12-09
- second reading — 2020-12-09
- second reading — 2020-12-09
- third reading — 2020-12-09
- introduced — 2020-12-09
- second reading — 2020-12-09
- second reading — 2020-12-09
- second reading — 2020-12-09
- third reading — 2020-12-09
- passed — 2020-12-09
- royal assent — 2020-12-15
Divisions
- The majority voted in favour of keeping the usual [second reading motion](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted "*that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.*" A second reading motion is "*that the bill be read a second time*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This vote occurred after the MP for Melbourne [Adam Bandt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/melbourne/adam_bandt) (Greens) proposed that [the wording be changed](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-12-09.9.1). ### Proposed change > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"the House defers further consideration of the bill until the first sitting of 2021, and:* > > *(1) notes the bill is being introduced and debated on the same day;* > > *(2) further notes there is no urgent reason for the bill to be introduced and debated on the same day; and* > > *(3) recognises the bill may have implications for all unions and Australian workers and should not be rushed through parliament without proper scrutiny".* — 2020-12-09, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 52, noes 5
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-12-09.97.2) introduced by South Australian Senator [Simon Birmingham](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/simon_birmingham) (Liberal), which means it passed. ### Motion text > *That today:* > > *(a) any proposal pursuant to standing order 75 not be proceeded with;* > > *(b) after formal motions or at 4.30 pm, whichever is earlier, the message from the House of Representatives relating to the [Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6658) be reported and consideration of the bill have precedence over all other business for one hour, at which time the questions on all remaining stages be put;* > > *(c) paragraph (b) operate as a limitation of debate under standing order 142; and* > > *(d) after conclusion of consideration of the bill, the Senate return to the routine of business at the point of being interrupted, including any formal motions not reached.* — 2020-12-09, Senate: affirmative, ayes 41, noes 9
- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-09.140.1) introduced by NSW Senator [Mehreen Faruqi](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/mehreen_faruqi), which means it failed. The amendment would have added the words set out below to the usual [second reading motion](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add: ", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 was introduced, debated and passed through the House of Representatives on the same day, Wednesday 9 December;* > > *(b) further notes there is no urgent reason for the Bill to be rushed through Parliament;* > > *(c) recognises the Bill may have implications for all unions and Australian workers and should not be rushed through without proper scrutiny; and* > > *(d) refers the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 4 February 2021".* — 2020-12-09, Senate: negative, ayes 10, noes 39
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-09.145.1) to read the bill for a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). In other words, they voted to agree with the main idea of the bill, which means they can now discuss it in more detail. ### What does this bill do? According to the [explanatory memorandum](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr6658_ems_053c9bee-df7e-40b4-a5dc-ad32e1670108%22;rec=0): > *The object of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 (the Bill) is to amend the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the Act) to uphold the principle of freedom of association and provide constituent parts (for example, branches, divisions or parts) of registered organisations that have amalgamated with other organisations, the freedom to withdraw from the amalgamated organisation and become a new registered organisation outside the current time-limited period of five years post-amalgamation, in specified circumstances.* — 2020-12-09, Senate: affirmative, ayes 40, noes 9
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-12-09.147.1) to read the bill for a [third time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). In other words, they voted to pass the bill. Because the bill has already passed through the House of Representatives, it will now become law. ### What does this bill do? According to the [explanatory memorandum](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr6658_ems_053c9bee-df7e-40b4-a5dc-ad32e1670108%22;rec=0): > *The object of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 (the Bill) is to amend the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the Act) to uphold the principle of freedom of association and provide constituent parts (for example, branches, divisions or parts) of registered organisations that have amalgamated with other organisations, the freedom to withdraw from the amalgamated organisation and become a new registered organisation outside the current time-limited period of five years post-amalgamation, in specified circumstances.* — 2020-12-09, Senate: affirmative, ayes 39, noes 9
Plain-language summary
No machine-written summary in this export.
Sources
em
billhome
frl act