Division
The majority voted against a motion introduced by Watson MP [Tony Burke](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/watson/tony_burke) (Labor), which means it failed. Had this motion succeeded, the bill would have been rejected. ### Motion text > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"the House:* > > *(1) declines to give the bill a [second reading](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html); and* > > *(2) notes that:* > >> *(a) this Government has not proposed legislation to deal with important workplace relations matters, such as wage theft, flat lining wages growth, or deaths in the workplace;* >> >> *(b) this bill and the Act it seeks to amend represent an inconsistent approach by the Government to responding to Royal Commissions; and* >> >> *(c) the Government's entire approach to workplace relations laws is to attack workers' organisations with the specific intention of weakening the capacity of those organisations to combat wage theft, achieve wage growth, and ensure that workplaces are safe".*
House of Representatives, 2019-07-31. negative: ayes 66, noes 77.
Question
The majority voted against a motion introduced by Watson MP [Tony Burke](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/watson/tony_burke) (Labor), which means it failed. Had this motion succeeded, the bill would have been rejected. ### Motion text > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"the House:* > > *(1) declines to give the bill a [second reading](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html); and* > > *(2) notes that:* > >> *(a) this Government has not proposed legislation to deal with important workplace relations matters, such as wage theft, flat lining wages growth, or deaths in the workplace;* >> >> *(b) this bill and the Act it seeks to amend represent an inconsistent approach by the Government to responding to Royal Commissions; and* >> >> *(c) the Government's entire approach to workplace relations laws is to attack workers' organisations with the specific intention of weakening the capacity of those organisations to combat wage theft, achieve wage growth, and ensure that workplaces are safe".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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