Economic Recovery Package (JobMaker Hiring Credit) Amendment Bill 2020

Summary

Amends the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Act 2020 to enable the Treasurer to make rules to provide for a coronavirus economic response payment in relation to the JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme, which will operate for the period from 7 October 2020 to 6 October 2022.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	07 Oct 2020
Second reading moved	07 Oct 2020
Second reading debate	19 Oct 2020
Second reading agreed to	19 Oct 2020
Third reading agreed to	19 Oct 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	09 Nov 2020
Second reading moved	09 Nov 2020
Second reading debate	09 Nov 2020
Second reading debate	10 Nov 2020
Second reading agreed to	10 Nov 2020
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Australian Greens/Opposition and 1 Opposition agreed to	10 Nov 2020
Third reading agreed to	10 Nov 2020

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House disagreed to Senate amendments	11 Nov 2020

Senate
Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendments	11 Nov 2020


Finally passed both Houses	11 Nov 2020
Assent Act no: 96 Year: 2020	13 Nov 2020

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 1088]
FARUQI, Sen Mehreen

Australian Greens [sheet 1064]
FARUQI, Sen Mehreen

Australian Greens/Opposition [sheet 1086]
FARUQI, Sen Mehreen

Australian Greens/Opposition [sheet 1066]
FARUQI, Sen Mehreen

Independent [sheet 1106]
PATRICK, Sen Rex

Independent [sheet 1105]
PATRICK, Sen Rex

Independent [sheet 1084 revised]
PATRICK, Sen Rex

Opposition [sheet 1091 revised]
PRATT, Sen Louise

Opposition [sheet 1107]
PRATT, Sen Louise

Opposition [sheet 1092]
PRATT, Sen Louise

Opposition [sheet 1095]
PRATT, Sen Louise

Opposition [sheet 1096 revised]
PRATT, Sen Louise

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate to which the House of Representatives has disagreed

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (08/10/2020): Senate Economics Legislation Committee; Committee report (06/11/2020)
Considered by scrutiny committee (11/11/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 17 of 2020
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.