Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I table a statement of reasons justifying the need for this bill to be considered during these sittings and seek leave to have the statement incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The statement read as follows—

STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR INTRODUCTION AND PASSAGE

IN THE 2014 AUTUMN SITTINGS

SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2014 BUDGET MEASURES No. 6) BILL 2014

Purpose of the Bill

The bill will reintroduce several 2014 Budget measures previously introduced in the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 and the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2014:

The bill will also add the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission decision of 29 August 2013 as a pay equity decision under the Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account Act 2012 , allowing payment of Commonwealth supplementation to service providers affected by the decision .

Reasons for Urgency

Several of the measures in this bill are intended to be implemented from 1 January 2015. Passage in the 2014 Spring sittings would therefore be necessary.