Division
The majority voted against amendments introduced by South Australian Senator [Anne Ruston](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/anne_ruston) (Liberal), which means they failed. Senator Ruston [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2024-09-18.34.1): > *... the coalition's amendments provide that, if a family that is intending to take paid parental leave does not wish to take the superannuation payment in the way that has been prescribed by the government in this bill, instead they could have two additional choices in terms of how they might benefit from the legislation that is currently before us today. The first choice would be to allow them to take an extra two weeks of government funded paid parental leave, so, instead of 26 weeks, it would be 28 weeks once the scheme is at maturity. Alternatively, they could take the superannuation as a one-off lump sum payment.* ### Amendment text > *(1) Schedule 1, item 4, page 3 (before line 27), before the definition of base contribution, insert:* > >> *additional leave election means an election made under subsection 115AB(3).* > > *(2) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (after line 15), after the definition of nominal interest rate amount, insert:* > >> *one-off payment election means an election made under subsection 115AB(4).* > > *(3) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (after line 30), after the definition of SG charge percentage, insert:* > >> *superannuation election means an election made under subsection 115AB(2).* > > *(4) Schedule 1, item 5, page 6 (before line 1), before Chapter 3A, insert:* > >> *Chapter 3AA—Paid Parental Leave additional entitlements* >> >>> *Part 1—Elections in relation to entitlements* >>> >>> *Division 1—Guide to this Part* >>> >>>> *A person is eligible for additional entitlements for an income year if the Secretary pays one or more PPL funding amounts or instalments for the person during the income year.* >>>> >>>> *A person can elect to benefit from the PPL superannuation c
Senate, 2024-09-19. negative: ayes 25, noes 34.
Question
The majority voted against amendments introduced by South Australian Senator [Anne Ruston](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/anne_ruston) (Liberal), which means they failed. Senator Ruston [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2024-09-18.34.1): > *... the coalition's amendments provide that, if a family that is intending to take paid parental leave does not wish to take the superannuation payment in the way that has been prescribed by the government in this bill, instead they could have two additional choices in terms of how they might benefit from the legislation that is currently before us today. The first choice would be to allow them to take an extra two weeks of government funded paid parental leave, so, instead of 26 weeks, it would be 28 weeks once the scheme is at maturity. Alternatively, they could take the superannuation as a one-off lump sum payment.* ### Amendment text > *(1) Schedule 1, item 4, page 3 (before line 27), before the definition of base contribution, insert:* > >> *additional leave election means an election made under subsection 115AB(3).* > > *(2) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (after line 15), after the definition of nominal interest rate amount, insert:* > >> *one-off payment election means an election made under subsection 115AB(4).* > > *(3) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (after line 30), after the definition of SG charge percentage, insert:* > >> *superannuation election means an election made under subsection 115AB(2).* > > *(4) Schedule 1, item 5, page 6 (before line 1), before Chapter 3A, insert:* > >> *Chapter 3AA—Paid Parental Leave additional entitlements* >> >>> *Part 1—Elections in relation to entitlements* >>> >>> *Division 1—Guide to this Part* >>> >>>> *A person is eligible for additional entitlements for an income year if the Secretary pays one or more PPL funding amounts or instalments for the person during the income year.* >>>> >>>> *A person can elect to benefit from the PPL superannuation c
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