Fair Entitlements Guarantee Bill 2012 – Parliament of Australia

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: The bill: replaces the administrative General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme by establishing a legislative framework for advances to be paid to former employees whose employment has ended as a result of their employer’s insolvency or bankruptcy and who have unpaid employee entitlements that cannot be obtained from another source; and provides for the Commonwealth to recover the advances through winding up or bankruptcy proceedings or from other payments employees receive for the entitlements from other sources.

Progress

House of Representatives
11 Oct 2012	Introduced and read a first time
11 Oct 2012	Second reading moved
30 Oct 2012	Second reading debate
30 Oct 2012	Second reading agreed to
30 Oct 2012	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to
30 Oct 2012	Third reading agreed to

Senate
19 Nov 2012	Introduced and read a first time
19 Nov 2012	Second reading moved
26 Nov 2012	Second reading debate
26 Nov 2012	Second reading agreed to
26 Nov 2012	Committee of the Whole debate
26 Nov 2012	Third reading agreed to

28 Nov 2012

Assent

Act no.: 159

Year: 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Opposition [sheet 7303] ABETZ, Sen Eric

House of Representatives
Government [sheet BV284]
Non-Government LEY, Sussan, MP

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

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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 changed 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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