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7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Consultation needed before further considering bill
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
26th Jun 2013, 1:29 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013 - Consideration in Detail - Government amendment
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to amend the Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013, which means that the amendment will now be included in the bill. The amendment was proposed by Labor Party MP Brendan O’Connor.
Debate in Parliament
Labor MP Brendan O'Connor said that the amendment introduces new labour market testing requirements and legislatively establishes the Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration.(Read MP O'Connor's contribution and associated debate here. ) He said that the Council must include "representatives of unions, industry, state and territory governments and other members, if any, nominated by the minister". The Council's purpose is to advise the minister in relation to the temporary sponsored work visa program.
Liberal Party MP Scott Morrison said that these amendments were designed to “choke the 457 scheme”,(Read MP Morrison's contribution here. ) which allows skilled workers to work in Australia for an approved business for up to four years. He also questioned why the Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration needs to be included in the bill when it is already doing a “good job”. He argues that the reason it is included in the bill is to legislate for the presence of unions on the Council and that this amendment is another example of the government doing “the bidding of the unions”.
Background to the Bill
The Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013 was introduced by MP O'Connor to “enhance the government's ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the subclass 457 visa program and other temporary employer sponsored visa programs”.(Read MP O'Connor's comments here. ) At the time this bill was introduced, the 457 visa program was receiving extensive media attention with claims that it was being misused.(See ABC News. A simple explanation of the 457 visa scheme can be found on the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s website here.)
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Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (97% turnout) | 68 Yes – 0 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | Yes | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
| David Bradbury Lindsay | Yes | |
| Gai Brodtmann Canberra | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | Yes | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | Yes | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | Yes | |
| Darren Cheeseman Corangamite | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
| Greg Combet Charlton | Yes | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | Yes | |
| Yvette D'Ath Petrie | Yes | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | Yes | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | Yes | |
| Laurie Ferguson Werriwa | Yes | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | Yes | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Yes | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Yes | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | Yes | |
| Gary Gray Brand | Yes | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | Yes | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | Yes | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | Yes | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Yes | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin | Yes | |
| Stephen Jones Throsby | Yes | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Andrew Leigh Fraser | Yes | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | Yes | |
| Geoff Lyons Bass | Yes | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Yes | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | Yes | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | Yes | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Yes | |
| John Murphy Reid | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Deborah O'Neill Robertson | Yes | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Yes | |
| Melissa Parke Fremantle | Yes | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | Yes | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Yes | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Yes | |
| Janelle Saffin Page | Yes | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Yes | |
| Sid Sidebottom Braddon | Yes | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | Yes | |
| Laura Smyth La Trobe | Yes | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Yes | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Yes | |
| Mike Symon Deakin | Yes | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | Absent | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | Absent | |
| Natasha Griggs Solomon Country Liberal Party | No | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | Yes | |
| Craig Thomson Dobell Independent | Yes | |
| Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | Yes | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | Yes | |
| Robert Oakeshott Lyne Independent | No | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher Independent | No | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (97% turnout) | 0 Yes – 57 No | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | No | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | No | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | No | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | No | |
| Jamie Briggs Mayo | No | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | No | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | No | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | No | |
| Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | No | |
| Teresa Gambaro Brisbane | No | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | No | |
| Barry Haase Durack | No | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | No | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | No | |
| Steve Irons Swan | No | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | No | |
| Ewen Jones Herbert | No | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | No | |
| Craig Kelly Hughes | No | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | No | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Louise Markus Macquarie | No | |
| Russell Matheson Macarthur | No | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | No | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | No | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | No | |
| Kelly O'Dwyer Higgins | No | |
| Jane Prentice Ryan | No | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | No | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | No | |
| Don Randall Canning | No | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | No | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | No | |
| Wyatt Roy Longman | No | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | No | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | No | |
| Luke Simpkins Cowan | No | |
| Tony Smith Casey | No | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | No | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | No | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | No | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | No | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | No | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | No | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | No | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
| Mal Washer Moore | No | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Absent | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 11 No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| George Christensen Dawson | No | |
| John Cobb Calare | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes | No | |
| Tony Crook O'Connor | No | |
| John Forrest Mallee | No | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | No | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | No | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | No | |
| Ken O'Dowd Flynn | No | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | No | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (97% turnout) | 73 Yes – 72 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.