Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-08-07.94.1) to pass the bill in the Senate. In other words, they voted to read it for a third time. This means that the bill will now be sent back to the House of Representatives, where our MPs will decide on whether they agree with the Senate amendments. ### What does this bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2223a/23bd071a) summary: * *The [Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6999) (the Bill) amends the Jobs and Skills Australia Act 2022 (the JSA Act) to provide for governance arrangements and functions of Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA).* * *The JSA Act established JSA as a statutory body within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) and set out its interim functions and staffing arrangements, including establishing a JSA Director to commence JSA’s work.* * *This Bill establishes the permanent arrangements for JSA, following consultation.* * *The Bill amends the JSA Act to establish the role of the JSA Commissioner and JSA Deputy Commissioners, establish a Ministerial Advisory Board, and expand the functions of JSA. It also sets out transparency measures in relation to JSA’s work plan and reporting and provides for a review of the operation of the JSA Act in 2 years.*
Senate, 2023-08-07. affirmative: ayes 36, noes 24.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-08-07.94.1) to pass the bill in the Senate. In other words, they voted to read it for a third time. This means that the bill will now be sent back to the House of Representatives, where our MPs will decide on whether they agree with the Senate amendments. ### What does this bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2223a/23bd071a) summary: * *The [Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6999) (the Bill) amends the Jobs and Skills Australia Act 2022 (the JSA Act) to provide for governance arrangements and functions of Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA).* * *The JSA Act established JSA as a statutory body within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) and set out its interim functions and staffing arrangements, including establishing a JSA Director to commence JSA’s work.* * *This Bill establishes the permanent arrangements for JSA, following consultation.* * *The Bill amends the JSA Act to establish the role of the JSA Commissioner and JSA Deputy Commissioners, establish a Ministerial Advisory Board, and expand the functions of JSA. It also sets out transparency measures in relation to JSA’s work plan and reporting and provides for a review of the operation of the JSA Act in 2 years.*
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