Urgency

I move, That urgency be accorded the introduction and passing of the Budget Measures (Financial Support for Newborn Children) Bill and any bills into which it may be divide, and the introduction and passing of the Budget Measures (Miscellaneous Fiscal Matters) Bill and any bills into which it may be divided. These two pieces of legislation implement some of the Budget measures announced this afternoon. The Budget Measures (Financial Support for Newborn Children) Bill implements the Government’s plan to increase paid parental leave by 2 weeks in 2015 to 16 weeks, and by a further 2 weeks in 2016 to 18 weeks. It also increases the parental tax credit. The Budget Measures (Miscellaneous Fiscal Matters) Bill enables a number of technical amendments, including the repeal of cheque duty, fixing an arbitrage issue with the emissions trading scheme, and removing import barriers on residential construction materials. Some of these measures become effective on 16 May. For that reason the Government feels it would be appropriate for the House to accord urgency.