Committee of the whole amendments—2009

Number of bills:
to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole: 51
to which requests were moved in committee of the whole: 8
to which items (etc) were opposed in committee of the whole: 14
Number of amendments:
Moved: 1083
Agreed to: 728
Negatived: 347
Withdrawn: 8
Number of requests:
Moved: 46
Agreed to: 38
Negatived: 8
Number of amendments to amendments:
Moved: 2
Number of items (etc) opposed:
Opposed and negatived: 18
Opposed but agreed to: 49
Bills
Bill Outcome
Access to Justice (Civil Litation Reforms) Amendment Bill 2009* 6 amendments agreed to (5 Govt; 1 AG)
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009 1 amendment negatived (Xenophon)
AusCheck Amendment Bill 2009 9 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Australian Business Investment Partnership Bill 2009 21 amendments agreed to (6 Govt; 7 FFP; 4 AG; 4 Xenophon)
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and Other Measures) Bill 2009 7 amendments agreed to (3 Govt; 4 AG)
2 amendments negatived (1 Opp; 1 AG)
Opposed/agreed to (1 item AG)
Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2] 2 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Automotive Transformation Scheme Bill 2009* 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 1 amendment agreed to (Xenophon)
2 amendments negatived (Xenophon)
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 [No. 2] 2 requests agreed to (Govt)
43 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] 123 amendments agreed to (Govt)
80 amendments negatived (3 Nationals; 55 AG; 15 Xenophon; 7 Cormann/Cash/Back/Eggleston/Adams)
Opposed/agreed to (2 Parts; 6 clauses AG)
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2] 19 amendments agreed to (Govt)
11 amendments negatived (AG)
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 [No. 2] 13 requests agreed to (Govt)
Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009* 1 amendment agreed to (Xenophon)
16 amendments negatived (3 Opp; 6 AG; 6 Xenophon; 1 FFP)
Opposed/agreed to (1 subsection AG)
Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2008 [2009] 1 amendment negatived (AG)
Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009* 18 requests agreed to (Opp)
1 request negatived (FFP)
Defence Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2008 Opposed/agreed to (1 Schedule AG)
Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
Employment and Workplace Relations Amendment Bill 2008 3 requests agreed to (Govt)
5 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009* 2 requests agreed to (Opp)
Fair Work Bill 2008* 227 amendments agreed to (217 Govt; 2 Opp; 4 AG; 4 Xenophon)
108 amendments negatived (6 Govt; 21 Opp; 69 AG; 12 FFP)
8 amendments withdrawn (Opp)
Opposed/negatived (3 clauses Govt; 1 clause AG)
Opposed/agreed to (27 clauses AG; 1 subclause AG)
Amendment moved to amendment:
1 agreed to (FFP to Opp)
Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 20 amendments agreed to (18 Govt; 2 Xenophon)
13 amendments negatived (10 Opp; 3 AG)
Opposed/negatived (2 items Govt)
Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2009 Opposed/agreed to (1 Schedule AG)
Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 2008 30 amendments agreed to (Govt)
1 amendment negatived (AG)
Opposed/negatived (5 items Govt)
Federal Justice System Amendment (Efficiency Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2008 18 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Freedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009] 3 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (1 item AG)
Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Bill 2009 1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
Guarantee of State and Territory Borrowing Appropriation Bill 2009 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
1 amendment negatived (AG)
Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009 9 amendments agreed to (7 Opp; 2 Opp/FFP/Xenophon)
4 amendments negatived (3 AG; 1 FFP)
Opposed/negatived (1 subsection Opp)
Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Bill 2009 3 amendments agreed to (2 Opp; 1 AG)
Health Workforce Australia Bill 2009 1 amendment agreed to (Opp)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
10 amendments negatived (4 AG; 6 Joyce/Nash/Williams)
Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009 6 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill 2009 [No. 2] 2 amendments negatived (FFP)
Nation Building Program (National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2009 3 amendments negatived (AG)
National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009 56 amendments agreed to (Govt)
National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2009 43 amendments agreed to (Govt)
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2009 3 amendments negatived (AG)
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other Benefits—Cost Recovery) Bill 2008 [No. 2] 2 amendments agreed to (AG)
Native Title Amendment Bill 2009 1 amendment negatived (AG)
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 1 amendment negatived (AG)
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009 4 amendments agreed to (Govt)
31 amendments negatived (1 Opp; 19 AG; 11 Xenophon)
Opposed/agreed to (1 Schedule, 4 items AG)
Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2009 3 amendments negatived (AG)
Safe Work Australia Bill 2008 [No. 2] 2 amendments negatived (Xenophon)
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009 3 requests negatived (AG)
9 amendments agreed to (7 Opp; 2 AG)
10 amendments negatived(1 Opp; 3 AG; 6 FFP)
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009—consideration of message no. 448 from the House of Representatives* 8 amendments negatived (Govt)
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009 Opposed/agreed to (2 Schedules AG)
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2009 2 requests negatived (AG)
1 amendment negatived (AG)
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008 14 amendments agreed to (13 AG; 1 Xenophon)
11 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (1 subdivision AG)
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Bill 2009 2 requests negatived (AG)
1 amendment negatived (AG)
Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009 3 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 1 amendment negatived (FF)
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 AG motion instructing the committee of the whole to divide the bill withdrawn
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 4) Bill 2009 4 amendments negatived (3 AG; 1 AG/Nats)
Tax Laws Amendment (Political Contributions and Gifts) Bill 2008* 17 amendments agreed to (AG)
1 amendment negatived (FF)
Opposed/negatived (6 items AG)
Telecommunications Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2009 3 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009 1 amendment agreed to (Xenophon)
3 amendments negatived (Xenophon)
Amendment moved to amendment:
1 agreed to (Govt to Xenophon)
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009] 1 amendment negatived (AG)
Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008 20 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Uranium Royalty (Northern Territory) Bill 2008 3 amendments negatived (AG)
  * See also Amendments and requests—Disagreements