Fair Work Amendment (Corrupting Benefits) Bill 2017

Summary

Amends the Fair Work Act 2009 to: introduce a criminal offence for giving a registered organisation, or person associated with a registered organisation, a corrupting benefit; introduce a criminal offence for receiving or soliciting a corrupting benefit; introduce a criminal offence for certain national system employers to provide, offer or promise to provide cash or in kind payments, other than certain legitimate payments, to employee organisations or prohibited beneficiaries; introduce a criminal offence for soliciting, receiving, obtaining or agreeing to obtain any such prohibited payment; and require bargaining representatives for a proposed enterprise agreement to disclose certain financial benefits.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	22 Mar 2017
Second reading moved	22 Mar 2017
Second reading debate	29 Mar 2017
Second reading debate	30 Mar 2017
Second reading debate	11 May 2017
Second reading debate	23 May 2017
Second reading agreed to	23 May 2017
Third reading agreed to	23 May 2017

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	13 Jun 2017
Second reading moved	13 Jun 2017
Second reading debate	08 Aug 2017
Second reading agreed to	08 Aug 2017
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 9 Opposition agreed to	08 Aug 2017
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 8 Opposition (2 as amended by 3 Government) and 5 Liberal Democratic Party agreed to	09 Aug 2017
Third reading agreed to	09 Aug 2017

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	10 Aug 2017


Finally passed both Houses	10 Aug 2017
Assent Act no: 84 Year: 2017	16 Aug 2017

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Government [sheet EH227]

Liberal Democratic Party [sheet 8191]
LEYONHJELM, Sen David

Opposition [sheet 8164]
CAMERON, Sen Doug

Opposition [sheet 8143]
CAMERON, Sen Doug

Pauline Hanson's One Nation [sheet 8198]
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm

Pauline Hanson's One Nation [sheet 8197]
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (23/03/2017): Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Committee report (09/05/2017)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.