Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014

Summary

Amends the Fair Work Act 2009 in relation to: requests for extended periods of unpaid parental leave; the payment of annual leave upon termination of employment; taking or accruing leave while receiving workers’ compensation; the requirements for flexibility terms in modern awards and enterprise agreements and individual flexibility arrangements made under those terms; the negotiation of single-enterprise greenfields agreements; the transfer of business rules; application for a protected action ballot order; right of entry framework; the Fair Work Commission not having to hold a conference or hearing to dismiss an unfair dismissal application; and interest payments on unclaimed monies.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	27 Feb 2014
Second reading moved	27 Feb 2014
Second reading debate	06 Mar 2014
Second reading debate	15 May 2014
Second reading debate	05 Jun 2014
Second reading debate	26 Aug 2014
Second reading debate	27 Aug 2014
Second reading agreed to	27 Aug 2014
Third reading agreed to	27 Aug 2014

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	27 Aug 2014
Second reading moved	27 Aug 2014
Second reading debate	16 Mar 2015
Second reading debate	07 Sep 2015
Second reading debate	16 Sep 2015
Second reading debate	17 Sep 2015
Second reading debate	12 Oct 2015
Second reading agreed to	12 Oct 2015
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 16 Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party/Family First Party/Independent (Lazarus and Madigan) agreed to; and 1 Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party/Family First Party/Palmer United Party/Independent (Xenophon, Lazarus and Madigan) agreed to	12 Oct 2015
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Independent (Lazarus) agreed to	13 Oct 2015
Third reading agreed to	13 Oct 2015

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	14 Oct 2015
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	11 Nov 2015


Finally passed both Houses	11 Nov 2015
Assent Act no: 156 Year: 2015	26 Nov 2015

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
BANDT, Adam, MP

Non-Government
BANDT, Adam, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7560]
RICE, Sen Janet

Australian Greens [sheet 7554]
RICE, Sen Janet

Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party/Family First Party/Independent [sheet 7766]
MUIR, Sen Ricky
DAY, Sen Bob
LAZARUS, Sen Glenn
MADIGAN, Sen John

Family First Party [sheet 7577 revised]
DAY, Sen Bob

Independent [sheet 7772]
LAZARUS, Sen Glenn

Independent/Family First Party/Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party/Palmer United Party [sheet 7767]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick
DAY, Sen Bob
LAZARUS, Sen Glenn
MADIGAN, Sen John
MUIR, Sen Ricky
WANG, Sen Zhenya

Liberal Democratic Party [sheet 7557]
LEYONHJELM, Sen David

Opposition [sheet 7771 revised]
CAMERON, Sen Doug

Opposition [sheet 7768]
CAMERON, Sen Doug

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (06/03/2014): Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Committee report (05/06/2014)
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.