House debates Bills

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025; Second Reading

Thursday, 31 July 2025 House of Representatives

Simon Kennedy

Simon Kennedy Cook, Liberal Party

10:37 am

I'm moving an amendment to the amendment moved by the member for Wentworth, as circulated in my name, because this government has failed to meaningfully consult Australian small businesses on the impact of this bill. We're condemning the government for refusing to allow this bill to be referred to a parliamentary committee for proper scrutiny and stakeholder input.

No regulatory impact statement has been provided to assess how this will affect small business. The government can't even say—

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