Division Description Changes — Bills — Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023; Second Reading — 11th May 2023

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representatives vote 2023-05-11#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2023-08-04 13:03:20	Title Bills — Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023; Second Reading Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea Description ~~<p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>~~ <p>In accordance with standing order 133(b), I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved by the Minister for Skills and Training on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with standing orders. No further debate is allowed.</p> The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2023-05-11.4.2) to agree with the main idea of the bill. In other words, they voted to read it for a second time. This means that they can now consider it in greater detail. ### What does this bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2223a/23bd071a) summary: * The [Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6999) (the Bill) amends the Jobs and Skills Australia Act 2022 (the JSA Act) to provide for governance arrangements and functions of Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA). * The JSA Act established JSA as a statutory body within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) and set out its interim functions and staffing arrangements, including establishing a JSA Director to commence JSA’s work. *** This Bill establishes the permanent arrangements for JSA, following consultation.** * The Bill amends the JSA Act to establish the role of the JSA Commissioner and JSA Deputy Commissioners, establish a Ministerial Advisory Board, and expand the functions of JSA. It also sets out transparency measures in relation to JSA’s work plan and reporting and provides for a review of the operation of the JSA Act in 2 years. ~~<p>The question is that the bill be read a second time.</p>~~ ~~<p></p>~~ ~~<p></p>~~

~~Milton Dick~~
In accordance with standing order 133(b), I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved by the Minister for Skills and Training on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with standing orders. No further debate is allowed.
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2023-05-11.4.2) to agree with the main idea of the bill. In other words, they voted to read it for a second time. This means that they can now consider it in greater detail.
### What does this bill do?
According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2223a/23bd071a) summary:
* *The [Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6999) (the Bill) amends the Jobs and Skills Australia Act 2022 (the JSA Act) to provide for governance arrangements and functions of Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA).*
* *The JSA Act established JSA as a statutory body within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) and set out its interim functions and staffing arrangements, including establishing a JSA Director to commence JSA’s work.*
* *This Bill establishes the permanent arrangements for JSA, following consultation.*
* *The Bill amends the JSA Act to establish the role of the JSA Commissioner and JSA Deputy Commissioners, establish a Ministerial Advisory Board, and expand the functions of JSA. It also sets out transparency measures in relation to JSA’s work plan and reporting and provides for a review of the operation of the JSA Act in 2 years.*
~~The question is that the bill be read a second time.~~
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