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4th Aug 2023
Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
7th Aug 2023, 6:30 PM – Representatives Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with amendments and pass bill
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to agree with the Senate amendments. This means that the bill in its final form has now been agreed to in both the House and the Senate and so it will now become law.
What does this bill do?
According to the bills digest summary:
- The Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 (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.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (75% turnout) | 3 Yes – 0 No | |
| Stephen Bates Brisbane | Yes | |
| Max Chandler-Mather Griffith | Yes | |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan | Yes | |
| Adam Bandt Melbourne | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (94% turnout) | 72 Yes – 0 No | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Yes | |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
| Matt Burnell Spence | Yes | |
| Linda Burney Barton | Yes | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | Yes | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | Yes | |
| Alison Byrnes Cunningham | Yes | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Yes | |
| Andrew Charlton Parramatta | Yes | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Yes | |
| Mary Doyle Aston | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Cassandra Fernando Holt | Yes | |
| Carina Garland Chisholm | Yes | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | Yes | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | Yes | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | Yes | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Yes | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Yes | |
| Ged Kearney Cooper | Yes | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | Yes | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Madeleine King Brand | Yes | |
| Tania Lawrence Hasluck | Yes | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | Yes | |
| Sam Lim Tangney | Yes | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
| Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | Yes | |
| Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | Yes | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | Yes | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Yes | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | Yes | |
| Peta Murphy Dunkley | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Yes | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | Yes | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Sam Rae Hawke | Yes | |
| Gordon Reid Robertson | Yes | |
| Dan Repacholi Hunter | Yes | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
| Tracey Roberts Pearce | Yes | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Yes | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | Yes | |
| Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | Yes | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Yes | |
| Sally Sitou Reid | Yes | |
| David Smith Bean | Yes | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | Yes | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | Yes | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | Yes | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | Yes | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | Yes | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Absent | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Absent | |
| Jerome Laxale Bennelong | Absent | |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | Yes | |
| Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | Yes | |
| Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | Yes | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Yes | |
| Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | Absent | |
| Andrew Gee Calare Independent | Absent | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | Absent | |
| Dai Le Fowler Independent | Absent | |
| Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | Absent | |
| Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | Absent | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (89% turnout) | 0 Yes – 8 No | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | No | |
| Colin Boyce Flynn | No | |
| Cameron Caldwell Fadden | No | |
| Garth Hamilton Groom | No | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | No | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | No | |
| Andrew Willcox Dawson | No | |
| Terry Young Longman | No | |
| Henry Pike Bowman | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (85% turnout) | 0 Yes – 29 No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | No | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash | No | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
| David Coleman Banks | No | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | No | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | No | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | No | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | No | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | No | |
| Zoe McKenzie Flinders | No | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | No | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | No | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | No | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | No | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | No | |
| James Stevens Sturt | No | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | No | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | No | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | No | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
| Aaron Violi Casey | No | |
| Jenny Ware Hughes | No | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | No | |
| Keith Wolahan Menzies | No | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Absent | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Absent | |
| Melissa Price Durack | Absent | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Absent | |
| National Party (92% turnout) | 0 Yes – 11 No | |
| Sam Birrell Nicholls | No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | No | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | No | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | No | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | No | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | No | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | No | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | No | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | No | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | Absent | |
| Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (85% turnout) | 79 Yes – 50 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.