Committee of the whole amendments—2010

Number of bills:
  42nd Parliament 43rd Parliament Total for 2010
to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole: 30 10 40
to which requests were moved in committee of the whole: 4 0 4
to which items (etc) were opposed in committee of the whole: 16 3 19
Number of amendments:
  42nd Parliament 43rd Parliament Total for 2010
Moved: 437 176 613
Agreed to: 346 70 416
Negatived: 89 106 195
Withdrawn: 2 0 2
Number of requests:
  42nd Parliament 43rd Parliament Total for 2010
Moved: 26 0 26
Agreed to: 8 0 8
Negatived: 18 0 18
Number of amendments to amendments:
  42nd Parliament 43rd Parliament Total for 2010
Moved: 3 2 5
Number of items (etc) opposed:
  42nd Parliament 43rd Parliament Total for 2010
Opposed and negatived: 62 0 62
Opposed but agreed to: 12 49 61
Bills - 42nd Parliament
Bill Outcome
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Amendment Bill 2010 4 amendments negatived (AG)
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2010-2011 2 requests negatived (FFP)
Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Bill 2009 2 amendments negatived (AG)
Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 6 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Opposed/negatived (1 item Govt)
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2010 71 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Opposed/negatived (8 items Govt)
Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Bill 2010 4 amendments negatived (AG)
Crimes Amendment (Working With Children—Criminal History) Bill 2009 1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
6 amendments negatived (AG)
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill 2009 16 amendments agreed to (6 Govt; 10 Opp)
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill (No. 2) 2009 10 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children) Bill 2010 2 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Do Not Call Register Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 4 amendments negatived (FFP)
Opposed/agreed to (2 items FFP)
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009* 3 amendments agreed to (1 Opp1; 2 Xenophon/AG)
1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Bill 2010 5 amendments agreed to (1 Govt; 4 Opp)
2 amendments negatived (Xenophon)
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2010 Opposed/negatived (1 Part, 2 items Opp)
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Recreational Fishing for Mako and Porbeagle Sharks) Bill 2010 1 amendment negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (1 item AG)
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2009 Measures) Bill 2009 Opposed/agreed to (2 items AG)
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget Measures) Bill 2010 1 amendment agreed to (AG)
Foreign Evidence Amendment Bill 2008 3 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Opposed/negatived(2 items Govt)
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2010 3 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (3 items AG)
Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 26 amendments agreed to (Govt)
2 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/negatived (1 clause Govt)
Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 2 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 4 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Amendment moved to amendment:
1 negatived (AG to Govt)
Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2010 (previous title: National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009 [2010]) 25 amendments agreed to (20 Govt; 5 AG)
13 amendments negatived (AG)
Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010* 4 requests agreed to (Govt)
16 requests negatived (6 AG; 10 FFP)
17 amendments agreed to (3 Govt; 14 Opp2)
8 amendments negatived (5 AG; 3 FFP)
1 amendment withdrawn (AG)
Opposed/negatived (2 subclauses, 4 clauses, 2 Parts Opp)
Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010* Opposed/negatived (1 Part Opp)
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010 21 amendments agreed to (11 Govt; 3 Opp; 4 AG; 3 Xenophon)
10 amendments negatived (3 Opp; 3 AG; 3 Xenophon)
1 amendment withdrawn (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (2 items Opp)
Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Weekly Payments) Bill 2010 2 requests agreed to (Govt)
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009 [No. 2] 2 requests agreed to (Govt)
14 amendments agreed to (Govt)
3 amendments negatived (FFP)
Amendment moved to amendment:
1 negatived (Opp to Govt)
Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010 16 amendments agreed to (Govt)
4 amendments negatived (1 Opp; 1 AG; 2 Xenophon)
Opposed/negatived (3 sections Govt)
Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 2) Bill 2010 2 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2009 10 amendments negatived (AG)
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Amendment (Building Innovative CAPAbility) Bill 2009 2 amendments agreed to (Opp)
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009 52 amendments agreed to (Govt)
12 amendments negatived (Xenophon)
Opposed/negatived (1 Division; 1 section and 28 items (Govt)
Opposed/agreed to (2 subsections Opp)
Amendment moved to amendment:
1 negatived (Xenophon to Govt)
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) 2010 32 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Opposed/negatived (1 section Govt)
Trade Practices Amendment (Infrastructure Access) Bill 2009 15 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Opposed/negatived (4 items Govt)

1 The amendment was originally negatived, but the bill was subsequently recommitted and the amendment reconsidered and agreed to.
2 The amendments were negatived on 16 June 2010, but, by leave of the Senate, were reconsidered and agreed to on 17 June 2010

Bills - 43rd Parliament
Bill Outcome
Airports Amendment Bill 2010 33 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2010 1 amendment agreed to (Xenophon)
2 amendments negatived (Opp)
Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2010 5 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Bill 2010 3 amendments negatived (FFP)
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 34 amendments negatived(AG)
Opposed/agreed to (2 sections, 3 subsections AG)
Native Title Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2010 3 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (9 subsections, 1 item AG)
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Bill 2010 4 amendments negatived (AG)
Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 4) Bill 2010 2 amendments negatived (Opp)
Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information) Bill 2010 9 amendments agreed to (Opp)
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010 22 amendments agreed to (12 AG; 10 Xenophon)
58 amendments negatived (48 Opp; 7 AG1; 3 Xenophon)
Opposed/agreed to (19 items, 3 Divisions, 1 Part, 10 subsections, 1 section Opp)
Amendments moved to amendment:
2 agreed to (Govt to Xenophon)

1 One amendment was agreed to, but, by leave of the Senate, was reconsidered and negatived.

* See also Amendments and requests—Disagreements