Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Introduced with the Payment Times Reporting (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020, the bill establishes a Payment Times Reporting Scheme which requires businesses and government enterprises with an annual total income of over $100 million to biannually report on their payment terms and practices for their small business suppliers.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13 May 2020
Second reading moved	13 May 2020
Second reading debate	11 Jun 2020
Second reading agreed to	11 Jun 2020
Third reading agreed to	11 Jun 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	12 Jun 2020
Second reading moved	12 Jun 2020
Second reading debate	01 Sep 2020
Second reading debate	03 Sep 2020
Second reading agreed to	03 Sep 2020
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 17 Government and 1 Pauline Hanson's One Nation agreed to	03 Sep 2020
Third reading agreed to	03 Sep 2020

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	06 Oct 2020


Finally passed both Houses	06 Oct 2020
Assent Act no: 91 Year: 2020	14 Oct 2020

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum and addendum to the explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
KEOGH, Matt, MP

Senate

Government [sheet RS116]

Jacqui Lambie Network [sheet 1013]
LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui

Jacqui Lambie Network [sheet 8972]
LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui

Opposition [sheet 8986]
FARRELL, Sen Don

Pauline Hanson's One Nation [sheet 1026]
HANSON, Sen Pauline

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (10/06/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2020
Referred to Committee (12/06/2020): Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Committee report (30/07/2020)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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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.

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