Division
The majority voted in favour of leaving schedule 15 unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted for a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-03-20.303.1) "*that schedule 15 stand as printed.*" ### What is schedule 15? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1718a/18bd032#_Toc492651060): > *Schedule 15 amends the SSA Act [Social Security (Administration) Act 1999], the Farm Household Support Act and the SS Act [Social Security Act 1991] to introduce a new two-phase job seeker compliance framework.* > > *In the first phase a payment suspension will be imposed to ensure re-engagement by the majority of job seekers.* > > *In the second phase, jobseekers who repeatedly fail to comply with their employment pathway plan requirements, with no underlying cause, will face stronger penalties with graduated loss of income support payments culminating in payment cancellation for four weeks for the most non-compliant jobseekers.*
Senate, 2018-03-20. affirmative: ayes 33, noes 30.
Question
The majority voted in favour of leaving schedule 15 unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted for a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-03-20.303.1) "*that schedule 15 stand as printed.*" ### What is schedule 15? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1718a/18bd032#_Toc492651060): > *Schedule 15 amends the SSA Act [Social Security (Administration) Act 1999], the Farm Household Support Act and the SS Act [Social Security Act 1991] to introduce a new two-phase job seeker compliance framework.* > > *In the first phase a payment suspension will be imposed to ensure re-engagement by the majority of job seekers.* > > *In the second phase, jobseekers who repeatedly fail to comply with their employment pathway plan requirements, with no underlying cause, will face stronger penalties with graduated loss of income support payments culminating in payment cancellation for four weeks for the most non-compliant jobseekers.*
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