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FOR – Bills — Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023; in Committee

Larissa Waters

by leave—I move the final Greens requests for amendments, requests (1) to (3) on sheet 2141 together:

(1) Schedule 1, item 4, page 3 (lines 13 to 18), omit the item, substitute:

4 Paragraph 21(1)(a)

Omit "10", substitute "20".

(2) Schedule 1, item 12, page 8 (lines 24 to 29), omit paragraphs 31ABA(1)(b) to (d), substitute:

(b) for a child born on or after 1 July 2024—130 flexible PPL days for the child.

(3) Schedule 1, item 12, page 9 (lines 11 to 16), omit paragraphs 31ABA(2)(b) to (d), substitute:

(b) for a child born on or after 1 July 2024—110 flexible PPL days for the child.

Briefly for the chamber, this is another one where we are not making women wait. This bill would increase the amount of PPL up to 26 weeks by 2026. We support the increase to 26 weeks, but why do you need to wait until 2026 to do the good thing? Do the good thing now. That's what this amendment says. Make those 26 weeks available for new parents from this year, not 2026. Stop making women wait.

Malarndirri McCarthy

The government is investing a total of $1.2 billion over five years to expand the scheme to 26 weeks by 2026. It is the largest investment in PPL since Labor introduced it in 2011, and families will have access to more PPL than ever before. Our staged approach enables structural reform in a difficult fiscal environment. We do not support this.

Andrew McLachlan

The question before the chair is that the requests for amendments (1) to (3) on sheet 2141, as moved by Senator Waters, be agreed to.

Summary

Date and time: 12:21 PM on 2024-03-18
Senator Pocock's vote: Aye
Total number of "aye" votes: 12
Total number of "no" votes: 28
Total number of abstentions: 36
Related bill: Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023

Adapted from information made available by theyvoteforyou.org.au