Zed Seselja (ACT, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the Fair Work Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2018, allowing it to be considered during this period of sittings.

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

Leave granted.

The document read as follows—

Fair Work Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2018

Purpose of the Bill

This Bill introduces new provisions into the Fair Work Act 2009 to include a new minimum entitlement in the National Employment Standards (NES) to five days of unpaid family and domestic violence leave per year.

Reasons for Urgency

Family and domestic violence strikes at the heart of our communities. It threatens workers' ability to hold down a job to provide for themselves and their families.

Sadly, we know from well-established evidence that the Christmas seasons is tragically a time when women and children are particularly vulnerable to the devastating effects of family and domestic violence.

It is therefore imperative that we pass this Bill to enable people who need to take leave to deal with the impact of family and domestic violence to do so safe in the knowledge that their job is protected.

So I have tabled that and I have also moved the motion.

Question agreed to.