Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya's) Bill 2025

Senator ANTIC (South Australia) (12:16): by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 3477 together: (1) Schedule 1, page 3 (after line 15), after item 3, insert: 3A At the end of subsection 77A(2) Add: ; and (d) whose delivery does not occur because of an intentional termination of the pregnancy. Note: An intentional termination of pregnancy referred to in paragraph (d) includes, for example, a medical termination involving the administration of a drug or the use of a medical instrument, but does not include child-birth, or medical intervention required to deliver a child who has died in the womb of natural causes.

(2) Schedule 1, item 5, page 5 (after line 16), at the end of section 333X, add: Interpretation (7) To avoid doubt, a reference in this section to the death of a child does not include a reference to the death of a child that occurs because of an intentional termination of a pregnancy (whether the death of the child because of the intentional termination occurs before, during or after delivery of the child).

Senator Canavan: Am I able to move an amendment on the floor to this amendment? I was told 1 pm for circulation, but I haven't got that done. I presume I have to seek leave?

The CHAIR: Senator Canavan, perhaps for the benefit of the chamber you might indicate how substantive the amendment is.