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representatives vote 2017-02-14#5 Edited by mackay staff on 2017-04-30 02:14:37	Title Description ~~The majority voted to pass the bill in the House of Representatives.~~ The majority voted to pass the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5806) in the House of Representatives. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a [third time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). The bill will now go to the Senate, where the senators will decide if they also want to pass the bill so it can become law. ### What is the bill? The bill relates to enterprise agreements, which are "collective agreements made at an enterprise level between employers and employees about terms and conditions of employment" (see the [Fair Work Commission](https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/agreements/make-agreement)). The bill's purpose is to introduce a shorter transition period so that agreements that don't comply with the Code have to be updated faster. It also reduces the scope of the transitional exemption from the enterprise agreement content rules in the Code. For more information about what all that means, see the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd063).
representatives vote 2017-02-14#5 Edited by mackay staff on 2017-04-30 01:49:36	Title Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Put the question Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill Description This is a motion to 'put the question'. Members of Parliament (MPs) who vote in favour of putting the question are really voting in favour of speeding things along. In other words, they want to stop talking about a question and just vote on it already. These types of motions are sometimes known as 'gag' motions, since they stop debate. The majority voted to pass the bill in the House of Representatives.
representatives vote 2017-02-14#5 Edited by mackay staff on 2017-04-30 01:38:38	Title ~~Bills — Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017; Third Reading~~ Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Put the question Description ~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~ ~~<p>The question is that this bill be now read a third time.</p>~~ This is a motion to 'put the question'. Members of Parliament (MPs) who vote in favour of putting the question are really voting in favour of speeding things along. In other words, they want to stop talking about a question and just vote on it already. These types of motions are sometimes known as 'gag' motions, since they stop debate.

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representatives vote 2017-02-14#5

Edited by mackay staff

on 2017-04-30 02:14:37

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~~The majority voted to pass the bill in the House of Representatives.~~
The majority voted to pass the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5806) in the House of Representatives. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a [third time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). The bill will now go to the Senate, where the senators will decide if they also want to pass the bill so it can become law.
### What is the bill?
The bill relates to enterprise agreements, which are "*collective agreements made at an enterprise level between employers and employees about terms and conditions of employment*" (see the [Fair Work Commission](https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/agreements/make-agreement)).
The bill's purpose is to introduce a shorter transition period so that agreements that don't comply with the Code have to be updated faster. It also reduces the scope of the transitional exemption from the enterprise agreement content rules in the Code.
For more information about what all that means, see the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd063).

representatives vote 2017-02-14#5

Edited by mackay staff

on 2017-04-30 01:49:36

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Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Put the question
Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Description

This is a motion to 'put the question'. Members of Parliament (MPs) who vote in favour of putting the question are really voting in favour of speeding things along. In other words, they want to stop talking about a question and just vote on it already.
These types of motions are sometimes known as 'gag' motions, since they stop debate.
The majority voted to pass the bill in the House of Representatives.

representatives vote 2017-02-14#5

Edited by mackay staff

on 2017-04-30 01:38:38

Title

~~Bills — Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017; Third Reading~~
Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Put the question

Description

~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~
~~<p>The question is that this bill be now read a third time.</p>~~
This is a motion to 'put the question'. Members of Parliament (MPs) who vote in favour of putting the question are really voting in favour of speeding things along. In other words, they want to stop talking about a question and just vote on it already.
These types of motions are sometimes known as 'gag' motions, since they stop debate.