Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014

Summary

Introduced with the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014, the bill responds to the Federal Court’s decision in Nojin v Commonwealth of Australia [2012] FCAFC 192 by establishing a payment scheme for supported employees with intellectual impairment in Australian Disability Enterprises who previously had their wages assessed under the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	05 Jun 2014
Second reading moved	05 Jun 2014
Second reading debate	17 Jun 2014
Second reading agreed to	17 Jun 2014
Third reading agreed to	17 Jun 2014

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	19 Jun 2014
Second reading moved	19 Jun 2014
Second reading debate	24 Nov 2014
Second reading agreed to	24 Nov 2014
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 11 Government and 3 Palmer United Party agreed to Requests details: 3 Government agreed to	24 Nov 2014
Negatived in Committee of the Whole	24 Nov 2014
Recommitted	17 Mar 2015
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 28 Government agreed to (including 6 to Government amendments previously agreed to)	15 Jun 2015

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House made Senate requested amendments	16 Jun 2015

Senate
Third reading agreed to	16 Jun 2015

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendmnents	17 Jun 2015


Finally passed both Houses	17 Jun 2015
Assent Act no.: 111 Year: 2015	30 Jun 2015

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Addendum to explanatory memorandum

Explanatory memorandum

Further supplementary explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Government [sheet HK115]

Government [sheet EH170]

Government [sheet EH127]

Opposition [sheet 7700]
MOORE, Sen Claire

Opposition [sheet 7544]
MOORE, Sen Claire

Palmer United Party [sheet 7625]
LAZARUS, Sen Glenn

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of the requests by the Senate for amendments and the amendments made by the Senate

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (19/06/2014): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (27/08/2014)
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.