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senate vote 2018-09-19#2

Edited by mackay staff

on 2018-09-29 15:27:41

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  • The majority voted in favour of a motion to pass the bill in the Senate. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a third time. Since the bill was already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now become law.
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2018-09-19.22.1) to pass the bill in the Senate. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a [third time](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). Since the bill was already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now become law.
  • ### What does the bill do?
  • According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd088):
  • > *The purpose of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Employer Register) Bill 2017 (the Bill) is to make two amendments to tighten the information disclosure requirements for the working holiday maker employer register.*
  • > *The first of the amendments is to the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 (ABN Act) to ensure that details of the working holiday maker employer register will not be able to be made publicly available.*
  • > *The second amendment is to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (TA Act) to ensure that information sharing between the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is only undertaken in situations in which an entity is non-compliant, or is reasonably suspected of non-compliance, with a tax law.*
  • > *The second amendment is to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (TA Act) to ensure that information sharing between the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is only undertaken in situations in which an entity is non-compliant, or is reasonably suspected of non-compliance, with a tax law.*
senate vote 2018-09-19#2

Edited by mackay staff

on 2018-09-29 15:25:56

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  • Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Employer Register) Bill 2017; Third Reading
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Employer Register) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

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  • <p class="speaker">Zed Seselja</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That this bill be now read a third time.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a motion to pass the bill in the Senate. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a third time. Since the bill was already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now become law.
  • ### What does the bill do?
  • According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd088):
  • > *The purpose of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Employer Register) Bill 2017 (the Bill) is to make two amendments to tighten the information disclosure requirements for the working holiday maker employer register.*
  • > *The first of the amendments is to the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 (ABN Act) to ensure that details of the working holiday maker employer register will not be able to be made publicly available.*
  • > *The second amendment is to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (TA Act) to ensure that information sharing between the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is only undertaken in situations in which an entity is non-compliant, or is reasonably suspected of non-compliance, with a tax law.*
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is that the bill be read a third time.</p>