Committee of the whole amendments—2007

Number of bills:
to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole: 60
to which requests were moved in committee of the whole: 6
to which items (etc) were opposed in committee of the whole: 21
Number of amendments:
Moved: 837
Agreed to: 377
Negatived: 454
Withdrawn: 6
Number of requests:
Moved: 11
Agreed to: 5
Negatived: 6
Number of amendments to amendments:
Moved: 1
Number of items (etc) opposed:
Opposed and negatived: 7
Opposed but agreed to: 231
Bills
Bill Outcome
Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2007 1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Aged Care Amendment (Security and Protection) Bill 2007 1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
8 amendments negatived (4 AD; 4 Opp)
3 amendments withdrawn (AD)
Airports Amendment Bill 2006 33 amendments agreed to (Govt)
16 amendments negatived (13 Opp; 3 AG)
Opposed/agreed to (18 items Opp)
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2007 4 amendments agreed to (Govt)
7 amendments negatived (Opp)
Opposed/agreed to (9 items AG)
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008 2 requests negatived (Opp/AD)
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008 1 amendment negatived (Opp/AD)
AusCheck Bill 2006 12 amendments agreed to (Govt)
1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Opposed/negatived (1 clause Govt)
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007 2 amendments agreed to (Govt)
5 amendments negatived (1 Opp; 4 AD)
Australian Citizenship Bill 2006 (previous title: ~ Bill 2005) 9 amendments agreed to (Govt)
27 amendments negatived (11 Opp; 9 AD; 7 AG)
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 2 amendments negatived (AD)
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2007 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Terrorist Material) Bill 2007 7 amendments negatived (1 Opp; 6 AD)
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 10 amendments negatived (7 AD; 3 AG)
Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007 18 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Corporations Amendment (Takeovers) Bill 2007 2 amendments negatived (1 Opp; 1 AD)
Crimes Legislation Amendment (National Investigative Powers and Witness Protection) Bill 2007 (previous title: ~ Bill 2006) 17 amendments agreed to (Govt)
16 amendments negatived(4 Opp; 11 AD; 1 AG)
1 amendment withdrawn (Opp)
Opposed/negatived (2 items Govt)
Opposed/agreed to (1 Schedule AG; 1 Schedule AD; 3 items AD)
Customs Legislation Amendment (Border Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2006 8 amendments negatived (2 Opp; 6 AD)
Opposed/agreed to (2 items, 1 section Opp)
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Bill 2007 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Vocational Rehabilitation Services) Bill 2006 5 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (14 items Opp; 1 item AD; 1 item AG)
Energy Efficiency Opportunities Amendment Bill 2006 18 amendments negatived (8 AD; 9 AG)
Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 2007 2 amendments negatived (AG)
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007 11 amendments negatived (10 Opp; 1 AD)
Opposed/agreed to (1 clause AD; 1 Schedule AD; 2 items AD; 4 Schedules AG; 3 clauses AG)
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Disability Assistance) Bill 2007 Opposed/agreed to (5 items AD)
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill 2007 1 request negatived (AG)
4 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (1 item AG)
Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2007 3 amendments negatived (Opp)
Federal Magistrates Amendment (Disability and Death Benefits) Bill 2007 (previous title: ~ Bill 2006) 6 amendments negatived (AD)
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2007 3 amendments negatived (AD)
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2007 3 amendments agreed to (Govt)
11 amendments negatived (8 AD; 2 AG)
Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Bill 2007 1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2007 4 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (3 items AG)
Governance Review Implementation (Treasury Portfolio Agencies) Bill 2007 1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2007 5 amendments negatived (4 AD; 1 Opp)
Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation) Bill 2007 2 amendments negatived (AD)
Health Insurance Amendment (Inappropriate and Prohibited Practices and Other Measures) Bill 2007 2 amendments negatived (AD)
Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Dental Services) Bill 2007 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Higher Education Endowment Fund Bill 2007 3 amendments negatived (AD)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 Opposed/agreed to (1 Schedule AD)
Judges' Pensions Amendment Bill 2007 15 amendments negatived (3 Opp; 7 AD; 5 AG)
Migration Amendment (Review Provisions) Bill 2006 [2007] 4 amendments negatived (2 Opp; 2 AG)
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2007 10 amendments agreed to (9 Govt; 1 Opp)
1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Native Title Amendment Bill 2006 14 amendments agreed to (13 Govt; 1 AD)
35 amendments negatived (12 Opp; 5 AG; 18 AD)
1 amendment withdrawn (Opp)
Opposed/negatived (1 item Opp)
Opposed/agreed to (2 Schedules and 30 items Opp; 35 items AD; 19 items AG)
Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2007 40 amendments agreed to (Govt)
1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Opposed/agreed to (5 items AD)
Amendment moved to amendment:
1 negatived (Opp to Govt)
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Amendment (Alcohol) Bill 2007 2 amendments negatived (AG)
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 14 amendments negatived (10 Opp; 3 AD; 1 Opp/AD)
Opposed/agreed to (2 Parts AD; 3 clauses AD; 1 Division AD; 5 Parts AG; 4 Schedules AG)
Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 [2007] 2 amendments negatived (AD)
Private Health Insurance Bill 2006 105 amendments agreed to (104 Govt; 1 Opp)
7 amendments negatived (2 Opp; 5 AD)
Opposed/negatived (2 clauses Senator Humphries)
Opposed/agreed to (7 divisions AD)
Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Amendment Bill 2006 3 requests agreed to (Govt)
Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 51 amendments agreed to (Govt)
1 amendment negatived (Opp)
Quarantine Amendment (Commission of Inquiry) Bill 2007 3 amendments negatived (2 Opp; 1 AG)
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 2 requests negatived (Opp)
7 amendments agreed to (Govt)
Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007 3 amendments negatived (1 AD; 2 AG)
Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007 1 request negatived (AG)
11 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to(19 items AG)
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 4 amendments negatived (3 Opp; 1 AD)
Opposed/agreed to (3 clauses AD; 4 clauses AG; 3 Schedules AG)
Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 7) Bill 2006 Opposed/negatived (1 Schedule Govt)
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007 2 amendments negatived (AD)
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 5) Bill 2007 2 requests agreed to (Govt)
1 amendment agreed to (Govt)
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2007 1 amendment negatived (AD)
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2007 3 amendments negatived (AD)
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 3 amendments agreed to (Govt)
19 amendments negatived (7 Opp; 10 AD; 2 FF)
1 amendment withdrawn (AD)
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Disability, War Widow and War Widower Pensions) Bill 2007 5 amendments negatived (AD)
Water Bill 2007 25 amendments negatived (AG)
Opposed/agreed to (3 clauses AG)
Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2007 Opp motion instructing committee of the whole to divide the bill negatived
13 amendments negatived (Opp)
Opposed/agreed to (5 Schedules; 7 items Opp)
Workplace Relations Amendment (A Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007 46 amendments agreed to (44 Govt; 2 FF)
87 amendments negatived (45 Opp; 10 AD; 30 AG; 2 FF)
Opposed/agreed to (1 section Opp; 1 section AG)
  * See also Amendments and requests—Disagreements