Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move the final Greens requests for amendments, requests (1) to (3) on sheet 2141 together:

(1) Schedule 1, item 4, page 3 (lines 13 to 18), omit the item, substitute:

4 Paragraph 21(1)(a)

Omit "10", substitute "20".

(2) Schedule 1, item 12, page 8 (lines 24 to 29), omit paragraphs 31ABA(1)(b) to (d), substitute:

(b) for a child born on or after 1 July 2024—130 flexible PPL days for the child.

(3) Schedule 1, item 12, page 9 (lines 11 to 16), omit paragraphs 31ABA(2)(b) to (d), substitute:

(b) for a child born on or after 1 July 2024—110 flexible PPL days for the child.

Briefly for the chamber, this is another one where we are not making women wait. This bill would increase the amount of PPL up to 26 weeks by 2026. We support the increase to 26 weeks, but why do you need to wait until 2026 to do the good thing? Do the good thing now. That's what this amendment says. Make those 26 weeks available for new parents from this year, not 2026. Stop making women wait.