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Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Employment and Workplace Relations

Summary

Amends the: Fair Work Act 2009 to: provide that a breach of the Migration Act 1958 does not affect the validity of a contract of employment or contract for services for the purposes of the Act; enable employees to take up to 100 days of flexible unpaid parental leave (UPL); enable employees to commence UPL at any time in the 24 months following the birth or placement of their child; enable employee couples to take UPL at the same time; allow pregnant employees to access flexible UPL in the 6 weeks prior to the expected birth of their child; enable parents to request an extension to their period of UPL regardless of the amount of leave the other parent has taken; insert an entitlement to superannuation in the National Employment Standards; clarify the operation of workplace determinations and enterprise agreements; expand the circumstances in which employees can authorise employers to make valid deduction from payments; and make minor technical amendments; and Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992 and Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Payroll Levy Collection Act 1992 in relation to the accrual, reporting and payment of long service leave entitlements for casual employees working in the black coal mining industry.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 29/03/23  
Second reading moved 29/03/23  
Second reading debate 10/05/23  
Referred to Federation Chamber 23/05/23  
Second reading debate 24/05/23  
Second reading agreed to 24/05/23  
Consideration in detail debate 24/05/23  
Reported from Federation Chamber 25/05/23  
Consideration in detail debate 25/05/23  
Third reading agreed to 25/05/23  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 13/06/23  
Second reading moved 13/06/23  
Second reading debate 21/06/23  
Second reading agreed to 22/06/23  
Third reading agreed to 22/06/23  
     
Finally passed both Houses 22/06/23  
Assent 30/06/23 Act no: 43 - Year: 2023
     

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Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
  • Detail - Opposition
FLETCHER, Paul, MP

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Senate
  • CW - Opposition [sheet 1946]
CASH, Sen Michaelia

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  • CW - Opposition [sheet 1945]
CASH, Sen Michaelia

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  • CW - Opposition [sheet 1944]
CASH, Sen Michaelia

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  • CW - Opposition [sheet 1943]
CASH, Sen Michaelia

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  • CW - Opposition [sheet 1942]
CASH, Sen Michaelia

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  • CW - Opposition [sheet 1941]
CASH, Sen Michaelia

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  • CW - Opposition [sheet 1940]
CASH, Sen Michaelia

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  • CW - Pauline Hanson's One Nation [sheet 2024]
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm

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Schedules of amendments

  • Schedules of unresolved questions in the Federation Chamber

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