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representatives vote 2020-04-08#9
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Bills — Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020, Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Bill 2020, Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2019-2020, Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2019-2020; Second Reading- Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Eligibility of JobKeeper payment
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<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>For the information of honourable members, we've been through all of the amendments to the amendment, and we're now back to the question on the original second reading amendment moved by the member for Rankin, so I'll put this question again in a way that means the government and the opposition don't have to swap sides. The question now is that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.</p> - The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-04-08.97.1) to keep unchanged the usual [second reading](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion "*that the bill be read for a second time*" (which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This motion was put after Rankin MP [Jim Chalmers](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/rankin/jim_chalmers) (Labor) introduced an amendment to change the wording.
- MP Chalmers explained the rationale behind his amendment in [his contribution](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-04-08.9.1) to the debate.
- ### Amendment text
- > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:*
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- > *"whilst not declining to give these bills a second reading, the House:*
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- > *(1) notes that this legislation gives the Treasurer extraordinary powers to include those not currently eligible for the JobKeeper Payment; and*
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- > *(2) calls on the Treasurer to use his power under this legislation to ensure more jobs are protected and that struggling, otherwise viable businesses and organisations are able to access the JobKeeper Payment".*
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