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The majority voted in favour of disagreeing with the opposition amendment that related to the rule making power that the bill gives the Treasurer. MP for Watson Tony Burke (Labor) explained the amendments in his contribution to the debate:

The way this bill has been structured is that all the power of eligibility lies outside of the parliament, and what we're effectively doing is giving the Treasurer extraordinary powers to be able to devise the scheme. This amendment accepts that that's the way that it's been structured, but the fact that it's been structured that way prevents us from going line by line and moving amendments to change the principles of eligibility. So what this amendment does to the sections of the bill that give the Treasurer the power to establish the rules is put in demands about what he must consider.

Opposition amendment text

(1) Clause 7, page 4 (after line 29), at the end of clause, add:

(3) Before making rules for the purposes of subsection (1) that provide for a payment or scheme to assist businesses to cover the costs of wages of their employees, the Treasurer must consider the following:

(a) the need to support essential workers and services in key sectors and regions;

(b) the need for all casual employees to access support;

(c) the consequences for employees who may be required to run down leave entitlements;

(d) the needs of charities that may experience a decline in donations but not in GST turnover;

(e) the recognition of the status of universities and schools that are ACNC-registered charities;

(f) the needs of registered NDIS providers and the disability workforce;

(g) the needs of active business participants;

(h) the need to support temporary visa holders who are unable to return home;

(i) the needs of local government employees.

Votes Passed by a small majority

Nobody rebelled against their party.

Party Votes
Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens No
Australian Labor Party (31% turnout) 0 Yes 21 No
Anthony Albanese Grayndler No
Chris Bowen McMahon No
Tony Burke Watson No
Linda Burney Barton No
Mark Butler Hindmarsh No
Jim Chalmers Rankin No
Jason Clare Blaxland No
Sharon Claydon Newcastle No
Julie Collins Franklin No
Chris Hayes Fowler No
Stephen Jones Whitlam No
Catherine King Ballarat No
Madeleine King Brand No
Andrew Leigh Fenner No
Richard Marles Corio No
Rob Mitchell McEwen No
Brendan O'Connor Gorton No
Tanya Plibersek Sydney No
Joanne Ryan Lalor No
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong No
Anne Stanley Werriwa No
Anne Aly Cowan Absent
Sharon Bird Cunningham Absent
Josh Burns Macnamara Absent
Terri Butler Griffith Absent
Anthony Byrne Holt Absent
Nick Champion Spence Absent
Lisa Chesters Bendigo Absent
Libby Coker Corangamite Absent
Pat Conroy Shortland Absent
Milton Dick Oxley Absent
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs Absent
Justine Elliot Richmond Absent
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter Absent
Mike Freelander Macarthur Absent
Steve Georganas Adelaide Absent
Andrew Giles Scullin Absent
Patrick Gorman Perth Absent
Luke Gosling Solomon Absent
Julian Hill Bruce Absent
Ed Husic Chifley Absent
Ged Kearney Cooper Absent
Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro Absent
Matt Keogh Burt Absent
Peter Khalil Wills Absent
Emma McBride Dobell Absent
Brian Mitchell Lyons Absent
Daniel Mulino Fraser Absent
Peta Murphy Dunkley Absent
Shayne Neumann Blair Absent
Clare O'Neil Hotham Absent
Julie Owens Parramatta Absent
Alicia Payne Canberra Absent
Graham Perrett Moreton Absent
Fiona Phillips Gilmore Absent
Amanda Rishworth Kingston Absent
Michelle Rowland Greenway Absent
David Smith Bean Absent
Warren Snowdon Lingiari Absent
Meryl Swanson Paterson Absent
Susan Templeman Macquarie Absent
Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith Absent
Kate Thwaites Jagajaga Absent
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell Absent
Tim Watts Gellibrand Absent
Anika Wells Lilley Absent
Josh Wilson Fremantle Absent
Tony Zappia Makin Absent
Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance Absent
Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker Yes
Helen Haines Indi Independent No
Zali Steggall Warringah Independent No
Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent Absent
Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party Absent
Liberal National Party (0% turnout) Absent
Angie Bell Moncrieff Absent
Julian Simmonds Ryan Absent
Phillip Thompson Herbert Absent
Terry Young Longman Absent
Liberal Party (41% turnout) 23 Yes 0 No
Katie Allen Higgins Yes
Kevin Andrews Menzies Yes
Bridget Archer Bass Yes
Jason Falinski Mackellar Yes
Paul Fletcher Bradfield Yes
Nicolle Flint Boothby Yes
Josh Frydenberg Kooyong Yes
Greg Hunt Flinders Yes
Julian Leeser Berowra Yes
Sussan Ley Farrer Yes
Fiona Martin Reid Yes
Melissa McIntosh Lindsay Yes
Scott Morrison Cook Yes
Ben Morton Tangney Yes
Christian Porter Pearce Yes
Stuart Robert Fadden Yes
Dave Sharma Wentworth Yes
Michael Sukkar Deakin Yes
Dan Tehan Wannon Yes
Alan Tudge Aston Yes
Bert Van Manen Forde Yes
Tim Wilson Goldstein Yes
Trent Zimmerman North Sydney Yes
John Alexander Bennelong Absent
Karen Andrews McPherson Absent
Russell Broadbent Monash Absent
Scott Buchholz Wright Absent
David Coleman Banks Absent
Vince Connelly Stirling Absent
Peter Dutton Dickson Absent
Warren Entsch Leichhardt Absent
Trevor Evans Brisbane Absent
Ian Goodenough Moore Absent
Celia Hammond Curtin Absent
Andrew Hastie Canning Absent
Alex Hawke Mitchell Absent
Luke Howarth Petrie Absent
Steve Irons Swan Absent
Craig Kelly Hughes Absent
Andrew Laming Bowman Absent
Gladys Liu Chisholm Absent
Nola Marino Forrest Absent
John McVeigh Groom Absent
Ted O'Brien Fairfax Absent
Tony Pasin Barker Absent
Gavin Pearce Braddon Absent
Melissa Price Durack Absent
Rowan Ramsey Grey Absent
James Stevens Sturt Absent
Angus Taylor Hume Absent
Ross Vasta Bonner Absent
Andrew Wallace Fisher Absent
Lucy Wicks Robertson Absent
Rick Wilson O'Connor Absent
Jason Wood La Trobe Absent
Ken Wyatt Hasluck Absent
National Party (33% turnout) 5 Yes 0 No
Darren Chester Gippsland Yes
Damian Drum Nicholls Yes
Andrew Gee Calare Yes
Michael McCormack Riverina Yes
Llew O'Brien Wide Bay Yes
George Christensen Dawson Absent
Pat Conaghan Cowper Absent
David Gillespie Lyne Absent
Kevin Hogan Page Absent
Barnaby Joyce New England Absent
Michelle Landry Capricornia Absent
David Littleproud Maranoa Absent
Ken O'Dowd Flynn Absent
Keith Pitt Hinkler Absent
Anne Webster Mallee Absent
Tony Smith Casey Speaker Absent
Totals (35% turnout) 29 Yes – 24 No