Division
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-06-17.43.1) introduced by NSW Senator [Jenny McAllister](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/jenny_mcallister), which means they failed. ### What was the purpose of the amendments? Senator McAllister [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-06-17.43.1): > *As we've made clear in this debate, Labor supports choice in superannuation, but we are committed to making sure that every worker is in a high-performing fund and that adequate information is available to empower consumers with the information they need to make choices that are in their best interests. We are concerned that there is a significant risk that this bill poses to defined benefit offerings, and we're concerned that the effect of this risk will be to lessen choice and to achieve the opposite of what this bill purports to achieve. These amendments specifically address the issues raised by UniSuper when they appeared before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee in its inquiry into the bill. They address issues relating to defined benefit schemes in order to ensure that the bill does not inadvertently threaten the viability of those schemes.* ### Amendment texts > *(2) Schedule 1, item 6, page 4 (lines 3 and 4), omit the item, substitute:* > >> *6 Paragraph 32C(6) (h)* >> >> *Repeal the paragraph, substitute:* >> >> *(h) an enterprise agreement:* >> >>> *(i) made before 1 July 2020; or* >>> >>> *(ii) if the agreement includes a restriction on the choice of superannuation funds—made on or after 1 July 2020; or* >>> >>> *(iii) to which subsection (6AAA) applies; or* >> >> *[choice of fund]* > > *(3) Schedule 1, item 7, page 4 (before line 7), before subsection 32C(6AA), insert:* > >> *(6AAA) For the purposes of subparagraph (6) (h) (iii), this subsection applies to an enterprise agreement that provides for an employee to join a fund in relation to which:* >> >> *(a) the employee
Senate, 2020-06-17. negative: ayes 25, noes 31.
Question
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-06-17.43.1) introduced by NSW Senator [Jenny McAllister](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/jenny_mcallister), which means they failed. ### What was the purpose of the amendments? Senator McAllister [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-06-17.43.1): > *As we've made clear in this debate, Labor supports choice in superannuation, but we are committed to making sure that every worker is in a high-performing fund and that adequate information is available to empower consumers with the information they need to make choices that are in their best interests. We are concerned that there is a significant risk that this bill poses to defined benefit offerings, and we're concerned that the effect of this risk will be to lessen choice and to achieve the opposite of what this bill purports to achieve. These amendments specifically address the issues raised by UniSuper when they appeared before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee in its inquiry into the bill. They address issues relating to defined benefit schemes in order to ensure that the bill does not inadvertently threaten the viability of those schemes.* ### Amendment texts > *(2) Schedule 1, item 6, page 4 (lines 3 and 4), omit the item, substitute:* > >> *6 Paragraph 32C(6) (h)* >> >> *Repeal the paragraph, substitute:* >> >> *(h) an enterprise agreement:* >> >>> *(i) made before 1 July 2020; or* >>> >>> *(ii) if the agreement includes a restriction on the choice of superannuation funds—made on or after 1 July 2020; or* >>> >>> *(iii) to which subsection (6AAA) applies; or* >> >> *[choice of fund]* > > *(3) Schedule 1, item 7, page 4 (before line 7), before subsection 32C(6AA), insert:* > >> *(6AAA) For the purposes of subparagraph (6) (h) (iii), this subsection applies to an enterprise agreement that provides for an employee to join a fund in relation to which:* >> >> *(a) the employee
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