Committee of the whole amendments—2005

Number of bills:
to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole: 63
to which requests were moved in committee of the whole: 3
to which items (etc) were opposed in committee of the whole: 15
Number of amendments:
Moved: 1126
Agreed to: 669
Negatived: 456
Withdrawn: 1
Number of requests:
Moved: 10
Agreed to: 9
Negatived: 1
Number of amendments to amendments:
Moved: 2
Number of items (etc) opposed:
Opposed and negatived: 24
Opposed but agreed to: 200
Bills
Bill Outcome
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill 2005 (previous title: ~ Bill 2004) 6 amendments agreed to (1 Govt; 2 Opp; 3 AD)
3 amendments negatived (AD)
Opposed/agreed to (1 Schedule)
Acts Interpretation Amendment (Legislative Instruments) Bill 2004 1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2005 (previous title: ~ Bill 2004) 8 amendments agreed to (4 Govt; 4 Opp)
Opposed/negatived (1 item)
Opposed/agreed to (3 items)
Anti-Terrorism Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (AG)
Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) 2005 74 amendments agreed to (Govt)
65 amendments negatived (30 Opp; 34 AD; 1 AG)
Opposed/agreed to (5 Schedules; 1 Part; 2 items)
Appropriation (Tsumani Financial Assistance and Australia-Indonesia Partnership) Bill 2004-2005 1 amendment negatived (AG)
Asbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth Liabilities) Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (Opp/AD)
Asbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth Liabilities) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005 2 amendments negatived (Opp)
Opposed/agreed to (1 Schedule)
Australian Communications and Media Authority Bill 2004* 9 amendments agreed to (2 Opp; 6 AD; 1 Opp/AD)
2 amendments negatived (AD)
1 amendment withdrawn (AD)
Australian Communications and Media Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2004* 2 amendments agreed to (AD)
Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (Opp/AD)
Australian Workplace Safety Standards Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (Opp/AD)
Bankruptcy and Family Law Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 (previous title: ~ Bill 2004) 3 amendments agreed to (2 Govt; 1 Opp)
1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Bill 2005* 9 amendments agreed to (8 Opp; 1 AD)
5 amendments negatived (AD)
Opposed/agreed to (1 Part; 1 Division)
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Anti-Siphoning) Bill 2004* 3 amendments agreed to (Opp)
Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2005 12 amendments negatived (1 Opp/AD; 11 AD)
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2005 3 amendments agreed to (Senator Scullion)
6 amendments negatived (AG)
Corporations Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 2 amendments negatived (AD)
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Interception and Other Measures) Bill 2005 6 amendments agreed to (Govt)
1 amendment negatived (AD)
Criminal Code Amendment (Suicide Related Material Offences) Bill 2005 6 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Criminal Code Amendment (Trafficking in Persons Offences) Bill 2005 (previous title: ~ Bill 2004) 27 amendments agreed to (25 Govt; 2 Opp)
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 1 request negatived (AD)
Defence Amendment Bill 2005 3 amendments negatived (AD)
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005 6 requests agreed to (Govt)
30 amendments agreed to (Govt)
73 amendments negatived (65 AD; 7 AG; 1 FFP)
Opposed/agreed to (3 Schedules; 5 Parts; 17 items)
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Bill 2005* 3 requests agreed to (AD)
Family Law Amendment Bill 2005 4 amendments agreed to (3 Govt; 1 AD)
4 amendments negatived (2 Govt; 2 AD)
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (International Obligations and Other Matters) Bill 2005 10 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Budget Measures) Bill 2005* 3 amendments agreed to (Govt)
1 amendment negatived (Opp/AD)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Bill 2005 Opposed/agreed to (1 item)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 3) Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 4) Bill 2005 2 amendments negatived (AD)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Workplace Relations Requirements) Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2005 7 amendments negatived (3 Opp; 4 Senator Joyce)
Opposed/agreed to (4 items)
Human Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 2 amendments negatived (AD)
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2005 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
1 amendment negatived (Opp/AD)
Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 2 amendments agreed to (Govt)
7 amendments negatived (Opp)
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Serious Drug Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Video Link Evidence and Other Measures) Bill 2005 2 amendments agreed to (Govt)
4 amendments negatived (3 Opp; 1 AD)
Migration Amendment (Detention Arrangements) Bill 2005* 17 amendments agreed to (Opp)
12 amendments negatived (1 Opp; 11 AG)
Migration Litigation Reform Bill 2005 11 amendments negatived (5 Opp; 6 AG)
National Health Amendment (Budget Measures—Pharmaceutical Benefits Safety Net) Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (AD)
National Health Amendment (Prostheses) Bill 2005 (previous title: ~ Bill 2004) 6 amendments agreed to (1 AD; 5 APA)
National Security Information Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
1 amendment negatived (AD)
Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2005 3 amendments agreed to (Opp)
Postal Industry Ombudsman Bill 2005 (previous title: ~ Bill 2004) 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
Private Health Insurance Incentives Amendment Bill 2004 1 amendment negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (1 Schedule)
Skilling Australia's Workforce Bill 2005 3 amendments negatived (1 Opp; 1 AD; 1 Opp/AD)
Statute Law Revision Bill 2005 1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
Superannuation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2005 1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Superannuation Funds) Bill 2005 4 amendments negatived (Opp)
Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 7) Bill 2005 (previous title: ~ Bill 2004) 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Opposed/agreed to (1 Schedule)
Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Bill 2005 8 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 2) Bill 2005 2 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 4) Bill 2005 10 amendments negatived (Opp)
Opposed/agreed to (2 items)
Tax Laws Amendment (Improvements to Self Assessment) Bill (No. 1) 2005 2 amendments negatived (Opp)
Tax Laws Amendment (Long-term Non-reviewable Contracts) Bill 2004 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Tax Laws Amendment (Loss Recoupment Rules and Other Measures) Bill 2005 1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
17 amendments negatived (Opp/AD)
Opposed/agreed to (45 items)
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2005* 5 amendments agreed to (Opp)
2 amendments negatived (AD)
Tax Laws Amendment (Superannuation Contributions Splitting) Bill 2005 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Issues) Bill 2005 32 amendments negatived (AD)
Opposed agreed to (1 Schedule; 1 Division; 2 items)
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Future Proofing and Other Measures) Bill 2005 7 amendments agreed to (Govt)
13 amendments negatived (AD)
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Regular Reviews and Other Measures) Bill 2005 14 amendments agreed to (Opp)
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 FFP motion instructing committee of the whole to divide the bill negatived
50 amendments agreed to (Govt)
9 amendments negatived (6 AD; 3 Opp)
Opposed/negatived (1 section; 1 Schedule, 16 items)
Opposed/agreed to (2 sections; 1 Schedule)
Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005 342 amendments agreed to (341 Govt; 1 AD)
122 amendments negatived(83 AD; 21 FFP; 17 AG; 1 Opp/AD)
Opposed/negatived(1 item; 4 sections)
Opposed/agreed to (5 Schedules; 1 Division; 5 sections; 88 items)
Amendments moved to amendments:
2 negatived: (AD to Govt)
  * See also Amendments and requests—Disagreements