11th May 2023, 5:51 PM – Representatives Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Regional, rural and remote Australia

The majority voted in favour of government amendments introduced by Gorton MP Brendan O'Connor (Labor), which means they were successful and will now be part of the bill.

What does the amendment do?

Mr O'Connor explained that:

The government amendments to the bill will expand representation in Jobs and Skills Australia's governance arrangements to ensure its analysis and advice continue to be informed by tripartite expertise, knowledge and lived experience of the labour market and skills systems. That includes those in small business and those in regional, rural and remote Australia.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, item 31, page 9 (lines 28 and 29), omit paragraphs 16B(1)(c) and (d), substitute:

(c) 4 members representing employee organisations;

(d) 4 members representing employer organisations;

(2) Schedule 1, item 31, page 10 (after line 16), after subparagraph 16B(4)(a)(ix), insert:

(ixa) regional, rural and remote Australia;