Division
The majority voted against an amendment to the usual [second reading](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion "*that the bills be read a second time*", which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Since this vote was unsuccessful, the second reading motion will remain unchanged. ### Amendment text > *The House:* > > *(1) declines to give the bill a second reading; 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) instead of protecting workers from wage theft, the Government has determined to attack the worker entitlement funds that guarantee workers’ entitlements are paid.*
House of Representatives, 2019-09-10. negative: ayes 69, noes 77.
Question
The majority voted against an amendment to the usual [second reading](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion "*that the bills be read a second time*", which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Since this vote was unsuccessful, the second reading motion will remain unchanged. ### Amendment text > *The House:* > > *(1) declines to give the bill a second reading; 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) instead of protecting workers from wage theft, the Government has determined to attack the worker entitlement funds that guarantee workers’ entitlements are paid.*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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