HouseDivision 1 · 30 Oct 2025

Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Small businesses

Not passed45 aye · 91 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill), which means it failed.

Amendment text

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that:

(1) the Opposition strongly supports the principle of Payday Super;

(2) superannuation is part of an employee's wage and must be paid on time;

(3) around $5 billion of superannuation goes unpaid every year;

(4) the Government has ignored Treasury advice which suggests Digital Service Providers require 18 months from legislating the changes before implementation;

(5) the Government is putting small business at risk by rushing the bill's implementation;

(6) the Opposition is calling on the Government to delay the start date for small businesses with fewer than 20 employees for 18 months to provide them adequate time to adapt; and

(7) the Opposition is calling on the Government to legislate protections for small businesses who have made good faith efforts to comply".

Context written by They Vote For You volunteers (ODbL), reproduced unchanged.

Second reading: The second reading vote decides whether the chamber agrees with the bill in principle. A second reading amendment attaches commentary or conditions to that agreement without changing the bill's text.

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	0	87
Liberal–National Coalition	38	0
Independent	7	2
Centre Alliance	0	1
Australian Greens	0	1

Every vote

AYE (45)

NO (91)