Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-11-09.38.1) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Wendy Askew](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/wendy_askew) (Liberal), which means it was successful and the [inquiry will be set up](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/ClosingLoopholes). ### Motion text > *That the Senate—* > > *(a) notes that the Albanese Labor Government's Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 is complex and requires intense scrutiny;* > > *(b) requires the Education and Employment Legislation Committee to hold a public hearing on Monday, 22 January 2024 from 9.30 am to 5 pm for the purposes of its inquiry into the bill:* > >> *(i) to hear from representatives of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations for no less than four hours, from 9.30 am,* >> >> *(ii) to hear from any additional witnesses, as resolved by the Education and Employment Legislation Committee, and* >> >> *(iii) the Education and Employment Legislation Committee can resolve to conclude the hearing earlier only after paragraph (b)(i) is satisfied; and* > > *(c) requires that the Education and Employment Legislation Committee must not report earlier than its current reporting date of 1 February 2024.*
Senate, 2023-11-09. affirmative: ayes 31, noes 30.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-11-09.38.1) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Wendy Askew](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/wendy_askew) (Liberal), which means it was successful and the [inquiry will be set up](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/ClosingLoopholes). ### Motion text > *That the Senate—* > > *(a) notes that the Albanese Labor Government's Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 is complex and requires intense scrutiny;* > > *(b) requires the Education and Employment Legislation Committee to hold a public hearing on Monday, 22 January 2024 from 9.30 am to 5 pm for the purposes of its inquiry into the bill:* > >> *(i) to hear from representatives of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations for no less than four hours, from 9.30 am,* >> >> *(ii) to hear from any additional witnesses, as resolved by the Education and Employment Legislation Committee, and* >> >> *(iii) the Education and Employment Legislation Committee can resolve to conclude the hearing earlier only after paragraph (b)(i) is satisfied; and* > > *(c) requires that the Education and Employment Legislation Committee must not report earlier than its current reporting date of 1 February 2024.*
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