Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Jobkeeper Payments) Amendment Bill 2020

Type: Government
Portfolio: Treasury
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Amends the: Coronavirus Economic Package (Payments and Benefits) Act 2020 to enable the extension of the jobkeeper scheme to 28 March 2021 by extending the current time limit on payment rules authorised by the Act; Taxation Administration Act 1953 to extend the circumstances in which protected information can be disclosed; Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Act 2020 and Fair Work Act 2009 to: support the extended operation of the jobkeeper scheme; and make consequential amendments; and Fair Work Act 2009 to ensure provisions regarding agreements in relation to the taking of annual leave are repealed on 28 September 2020, as originally intended.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	26 Aug 2020
Second reading moved	26 Aug 2020
Second reading debate	26 Aug 2020
Second reading agreed to	26 Aug 2020
Consideration in detail debate	26 Aug 2020
Third reading agreed to	26 Aug 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	27 Aug 2020
Second reading moved	27 Aug 2020
Second reading debate	31 Aug 2020
Second reading agreed to	31 Aug 2020
Committee of the Whole debate	31 Aug 2020
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 6 Government agreed to	01 Sep 2020
Third reading agreed to	01 Sep 2020

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	01 Sep 2020


Finally passed both Houses	01 Sep 2020
Assent Act no: 81 Year: 2020	03 Sep 2020

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
BURKE, Tony, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 1009]
FARUQI, Sen Mehreen

Australian Greens [sheet 1011]
FARUQI, Sen Mehreen

Australian Greens [sheet 1008]
FARUQI, Sen Mehreen

Government [sheet SW102]

Independent [sheet 1028]
PATRICK, Sen Rex

Opposition [sheet 1015]
FARRELL, Sen Don

Opposition [sheet 1014]
FARRELL, Sen Don

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (02/09/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 11 of 2020
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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