Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill
Government bill
8 November 2017
This bill will increase paid parental leave to 22 weeks from 1 July 2018, with a further increase to 26 weeks from 1 July 2020.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.
Procedural notes
Urgency used
Urgency was used to progress this bill. This means some of the normal processes may have been skipped or abrogated. Learn more about urgency
- Introduced on 8 November 2017
- 1st reading on 8 November 2017
- 2nd reading on 8 November 2017
- 3rd reading on 30 November 2017
- Royal assent on 4 December 2017
Votes
2nd reading
PassedReading date: 8 November 2017
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
3rd reading
PassedReading date: 30 November 2017
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
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