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representatives vote 2020-06-17#8
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Business — Rearrangement- Business - Rearrangement - Stop Melbourne MP from speaking
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<p class="speaker">Adam Bandt</p><p>I seek leave to move the following motion:</p><p class="italic">That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Melbourne from moving the following motion—That the House:</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-06-17.116.1) to stop Melbourne MP [Adam Bandt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/melbourne/adam_bandt) (Greens) from speaking any further in this debate. Motions like these are known as *gagging motions*.
<p class="italic">(1) notes that :</p><p class="italic">(a) on 24 April 2020, the Treasurer said the principle behind JobKeeper is 'One in, all in' and 'The employer cannot select which eligible employees will participate in the scheme';</p><p class="italic">(b) despite the Treasure's statement, the decision about employees' inclusion in the JobKeeper scheme remains entirely at the discretion of employers; and</p><p class="italic">(c) there is currently no avenue for employees to dispute decisions made by their employer to include some but not all employees in the scheme, and many employees are not getting payments they are entitled to; and</p><p class="italic">(2) agrees that private Members' business order of the day No. 29, Fair Work Amendment (One in, All in) Bill 2020 be called on immediately and passage of the bill through all stages be given priority over all other business during periods of government business until its completion.</p><p>Leave not granted.</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Melbourne from moving the following motion—That the House:</p><p class="italic">(1) notes that :</p><p class="italic">(a) on 24 April 2020, the Treasurer said the principle behind JobKeeper is 'One in, all in' and 'The employer cannot select which eligible employees will participate in the scheme';</p><p class="italic">(b) despite the Treasure's statement, the decision about employees' inclusion in the JobKeeper scheme remains entirely at the discretion of employers; and</p><p class="italic">(c) there is currently no avenue for employees to dispute decisions made by their employer to include some but not all employees in the scheme, and many employees are not getting payments they are entitled to; and</p><p class="italic">(2) agrees that private Members' business order of the day No. 29, Fair Work Amendment (One in, All in) Bill 2020 be called on immediately and passage of the bill through all stages be given priority over all other business during periods of government business until its completion.</p><p>People aren't getting what they're entitled to, and the government is turning a blind eye. People are missing out—</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The Leader of the Greens will resume his seat. The Leader of the House.</p> <p class="speaker">Christian Porter</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Member be no longer heard.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The question is that the Leader of the Greens be no further heard.</p>
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