Second reading amendments—2003

Second reading amendments do not affect the text of a bill. They are generally used to express an opinion about the bill, or related policy issues; to propose the reference of the bill or related matters to commitees; or to postpone further consideration of the bill.

Second reading amendments moved
Number of bills, or packages of bills, to which second reading amendments were moved: 30
Second reading amendments moved: 36
Second reading amendments agreed to 18
Second reading amendments negatived 16
Second reading amendments pending 2
Bills
Bill short title Moved by Outcome
ACIS Administration Amendment Bill 2003;
Customs Tariff Amendment (ACIS) Bill 2003		 1 Opp Agreed to
1 AD Agreed to
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2002-2003;
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2002-2003		 1 Opp Negatived
Australian Protective Service Amendment Bill 2003 1 Opp Agreed to
Customs Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003;
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003		 1 AD Agreed to
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003;
Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003		 1 Opp Agreed to
Designs Bill 2003 (previous title: ~ Bill 2002) 1 AD Agreed to
Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2003 1 AD Agreed to
Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2003 1 AD Negatived
Family and Community Services (Closure of Student Financial Supplement Scheme) Bill 2003;
Student Assistance Amendment Bill 2003		 1 AG Pending
Family Law Amendment Bill 2003 1 AD Agreed to
Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Bill 2003 1 Opp Negatived
Governor-General Amendment Bill 2003 1 AD Negatived
Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2003 1 Opp Agreed to
1 AD Negatived
Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance Reform) Bill 2003 1 AD Negatived
Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 1 AG Negatived
1 Opp Agreed to
Higher Education Support Bill 2003;
Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003		 1 Opp Agreed to
Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2002 1 AD Negatived
Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Bill 2002 (previous title: ~ Bill 2002);
Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002		 1 Opp Agreed to
Migration Legislation Amendment (Contributory Parents Migration Scheme) Bill 2002 1 Opp Negatived
National Handgun Buyback Bill 2003 1 AD Agreed to
Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 1 AG Negatived
Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) Bill 2003 1 AD Negatived
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Pregnancy and Work) Bill 2002 1 Opp Agreed to
1 AG Agreed to
State Elections (One Vote, One Value) Bill 2001 [2002] 1 Opp Pending
States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Amendment Bill 2003 1 AD Agreed to
1 AG Negatived
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Bill 2002 1 Opp Agreed to
Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Bill 2003 1 Opp Negatived
Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Bill 2003;
Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Bill 2003;
Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003		 1 Opp Negatived
Taxation Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2003 1 AD Negatived
1 AG Negatived
Vocational Education and Training Funding Amendment Bill 2003 1 Opp Agreed to

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