Senate debates Bills

Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For Australians and Helping Australian Businesses Invest) Bill 2021; First Reading


Simon Birmingham

Simon Birmingham SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance

5:36 pm

I move:

That this bill be now read a first time.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

Slade Brockman

Slade Brockman President

I will now deal with the amendments circulated by the Australian Greens on sheet 1521. The question is that schedules 2, 3 and 4 stand as printed.

The Australian Greens oppose d schedules 2, 3 and 4 in the following terms—

(3) Schedule 2, page 4 (lines 1 to 10), to be opposed.

(4) Schedule 3, page 5 (lines 1 to 9), to be opposed.

(5) Schedule 4, page 6 (line 1) to page 7 (line 12), to be opposed.

Question agreed to.

Nick McKim

Nick McKim Tasmania, Australian Greens

5:37 pm

by leave—In the interests of time, instead of calling a division—and I acknowledge the encouragement of the Chief Government Whip!—I simply ask the Australian Greens' position opposing the schedules be recorded.

Jacqui Lambie

Jacqui Lambie Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network

by leave—I record my position as against.

Slade Brockman

Slade Brockman President

The question now is that amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 1521 be agreed to.

Australian Greens' circulated amendments

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 2), omit "Schedules 1 and 2", substitute "Schedule 1".

(2) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 3), omit "Schedules 3 to 6", substitute "Schedules 5 and 6".

Question negatived.

Nick McKim

Nick McKim Tasmania, Australian Greens

by leave—I request that the Australian Greens' position in favour of these amendments be recorded.

Jacqui Lambie

Jacqui Lambie Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network

by leave—I request my position in favour of these amendments be recorded.