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representatives vote 2023-12-07#7

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Title

  • Bills — Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023; Consideration of Senate Message
  • Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - On dividing the bill

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion be agreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2023-12-07.138.1) introduced by Watson MP [Tony Burke](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/watson/tony_burke) (Labor), which means it passed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the House:*
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  • > *(1) acknowledges the position previously taken by the House that the division of a bill in the House in which it did not originate is undesirable;*
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  • > *(2) without departing from this position, distinguishes this occasion on the basis that it involves the division of a Government bill in the Senate, at the initiation of the Government, setting it apart from previous occurrences;*
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  • > *(3) therefore concurs with this action taken by the Senate on this occasion; and*
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  • > *(4) agrees to the amendments made by the Senate.*
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