Committee of the whole amendments—2008

Number of bills:
to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole: 43
to which requests were moved in committee of the whole: 10
to which items (etc) were opposed in committee of the whole: 18
Number of amendments:
Moved: 667
Agreed to: 438
Negatived: 219
Withdrawn: 10
Number of requests:
Moved: 62
Agreed to: 55
Negatived: 7
Number of amendments to amendments:
Moved: 18
Number of items (etc) opposed:
Opposed and negatived: 92
Opposed but agreed to: 12
Bills
Bill Outcome
Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 2 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (4 items AG)
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2008 3 amendments agreed to (Opp
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2008—consideration of message no. 233 from the House of Representatives* 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Assessments and Advertising) Bill 2008 1 amendment negatived (FFP)
Opposed/agreed to (1 Schedule FFP)
COAG Reform Bill 2008 1 amendment negatived (AG)
Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008 1 amendment negatived (AG)
Dental Benefits Bill 2008 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008 9 requests agreed to (Govt)
Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008 3 requests agreed to (Govt)
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008* 1 request agreed to (Govt)
3 amendments agreed to (2 Govt; 1 Opp)
2 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/negatived (2 items Govt; 2 Schedules Opp)
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 6 amendments agreed to (Opp)
1 amendment negatived (AG)
Opposed/negatived (12 items and 1 Schedule Opp)
Opposed/agreed to (1 clause AG)
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008 7 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Opposed/negatived (1 Part Govt)
Opposed/agreed to (3 items Opp)
Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008 20 requests agreed to (Govt)
34 amendments agreed to (Govt)
1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Amendment moved to request:
1 negatived (Opp to Govt)
Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2008 1 amendment negatived (AG)
First Home Saver Accounts (Further Provisions) Amendment Bill 2008 2 amendments negatived (AG)
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 8 amendments agreed to (6 Govt; 1 Opp; 1 Senators Macdonald and Boswell )
3 amendments negatived (Opp)
Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding Appropriation Bill 2008 2 amendments negatived (AG)
Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Bill 2008 2 amendments negatived (Opp)
Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2] 13 amendments agreed to (11 Senator Troeth; 2 AG)
1 amendment negatived (AG)
Amendments moved to amendments:
5 agreed to (AG to Senator Troeth)
Infrastructure Australia Bill 2008* 6 amendments agreed to (5 Opp; 1 AD)
3 amendments negatived (AG)
Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008 10 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Opposed/negatived (8 items Govt)
National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 2 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Nation-building Funds Bill 2008* 76 amendments agreed to (67 Opp; 9 Opp/AG)
3 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/negatived (2 clauses Opp)
Amendments moved to amendments:
2 negatived (1 AG to Opp/AG; 1 Opp to Opp/AG)
Nation-building Funds (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008* 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
Opposed/negatived (6 items Opp)
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 13 amendments agreed to (2 Govt; 11 Opp)
11 amendments negatived (AG)
Reserve Bank Amendment (Enhanced Independence) Bill 2008 3 amendments agreed to (2 Opp; 1 AD)
Amendment moved to amendment:
1 negatived (FFP to Opp)
Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008 11 requests agreed to (8 Govt; 2 Opp; 1 FFP)
2 requests negatived (Opp)
Safe Work Australia Bill 2008* 12 amendments agreed to (8 Opp; 1 AG; 3 Ind)
Opposed/negatived (12 subclauses, 1 Division Opp; 1 subclause AG)
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Bill 2008 2 requests agreed to (Govt)
91 amendments agreed to
(Govt)
5 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/negatived (24 items, 3 Parts Govt)
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—Superannuation) Bill 2008* 2 requests agreed to (Govt)
4 amendments agreed to (3 Govt; 1 Opp)
3 amendments negatived (1 Govt; 2 AG)
Amendments moved to amendment:
2 negatived (AG to Govt)
Schools Assistance Bill 2008 8 amendments agreed to (4 Govt; 4 Opp)
4 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/negatived (1 clause FFP)
Schools Assistance Bill 2008—consideration of message no. 225 from the House of Representatives* 1 amendment negatived (FFP)
Skills Australia Bill 2008 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Allowances) Bill 2008 1 request negatived (AG)
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008 3 amendments negatived (AG)
Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 2 amendments agreed to (Govt)
4 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/negatived (5 Schedules Govt)
Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 3 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 4) Bill 2008 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
Opposed/negatived (1 Schedule Opp)
Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008 2 amendments negatived (AG/Joyce/Xenophon)
Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 4 requests agreed to (1 Govt; 1 Ind; 1 FFP)
4 requests negatived (Opp)
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill (No. 2) 2008 7 amendments agreed to (6 AG/Ind; 1 AG)
6 amendments withdrawn (Ind)
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2008 62 amendments negatived (34 AD; 28 AG)
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2008 20 amendments agreed to (Govt)
1 amendment negatived (AD)
Opposed/negatived (1 Subsection Govt)
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network) Bill 2008 29 amendments agreed to (13 Govt; 16 Opp)
2 amendments negatived (Govt)
Amendment moved to amendment:
1 agreed to (AD to Opp)
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008* 1 amendment agreed to (Ind)
Opposed/negatived (8 items Opp)
Temporary Residents' Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 3 requests agreed to (Govt)
11 amendments agreed to (Govt)
1 amendment withdrawn (Xenophon)
Opposed/negatived (1 item Govt)
Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Bill 2008 10 amendments negatived (2 AG; 8 FFP)
Water Amendment Bill 2008* 16 amendments agreed to (4 Opp; 7 AG; 2 Opp/AG; 3 Xenophon)
39 amendments negatived (4 Opp; 32 AG; 3 Xenophon)
3 amendments withdrawn (2 Opp; 1 AG)
Opposed/agreed to (1 item Opp)
Amendments moved to amendments:
4 agreed to (1 Opp to Opp/AG; 2 Opp to AG; 1 AG to Opp)
2 negatived (1 Xenophon to Opp; 1 AG to Opp)
Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 9 amendments agreed to (LP)
Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 37 amendments agreed to (Govt)
45 amendments negatived (16 AD; 29 AG)
Opposed/agreed to (2 Subdivisions AG)
  * See also Amendments and requests—Disagreements

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