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Number of divisions – 277
Committee divisions – 68
Senate divisions – 209
*Government in majority – 256
#Ayes and Noes were equal and so the question was negatived – 13

Key

Govt – Government
Opp – Opposition
AG – Australian Greens
DLP – Democratic Labor Party
FFP – Family First Party
Ind – Senator Xenophon

Date	Type	Subject	Govt	Opp	AG	FFP	Ind
9 Feb	Senate	Address–in–reply—Proposed Opposition amendment*	No	Yes	No	No	No
9 Feb	Senate	Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Reference	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
9 Feb	Senate	Environment—Murray–Darling Basin Authority*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
10 Feb	Senate	Social Security Amendment (Income Support for Regional Students) Bill 2010—AG second reading amendment*	No	No	Yes	No	No
10 Feb	Senate	Social Security Amendment (Income Support for Regional Students) Bill 2010—Second reading	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
10 Feb	Senate	Social Security Amendment (Income Support for Regional Students) Bill 2010—Third reading	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
10 Feb	Senate	Finance—Bank switching options for consumers—Opposition amendment*	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
10 Feb	Senate	Finance—Bank switching options for consumers—Government amendment*	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
10 Feb	Senate	Industry—Supermarket milk prices*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
28 Feb	Senate	Proposed censure of Government*	No	Yes	No	No	No
28 Feb	Senate	Proposed suspension of standing orders*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
28 Feb	Senate	Transport—Oil supplies*	No	No	Yes	No	—
2 Mar	Committee	Telecommunications Interception and Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2010—AG Amendment*	No	No	Yes	No	—
2 Mar	Senate	Health Insurance (Eligible Collection Centres) Approval Principles 2010—Proposed disallowance*	No	Yes	No	No	No
3 Mar	Senate	Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising (Broadcasting Amendment) Bill 2010—Second reading*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
3 Mar	Committee	National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010—AG Amendment*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
3 Mar	Committee	National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010—AG Amendment*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
3 Mar	Senate	National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010—Third reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
21 Mar	Senate	Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 and a related bill – Second reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
22 Mar	Senate	Women – Board appointments*	No	No	Yes	No	No
22 Mar	Senate	Economics References Committee – Proposed reference*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
22 Mar	Senate	Foreign Affairs – East Turkistan and Tibet*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
22 Mar	Senate	Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 and a related bill – Third reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
23 Mar	Senate	Schools Assistance Amendment (Financial Assistance) Bill 2011 – Third Reading*	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
23 Mar	Senate	National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Bill 2010 [2011] and 2 related bills – Second reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
23 Mar	Senate	Administration – Government advertising – Proposed carbon tax	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Senate	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 – AG second reading amendment*	No	No	Yes	No	No
24 Mar	Senate	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 – Xenophon second reading amendment*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Senate	Hours of meeting and routine of business – Variation*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Senate	Environment – Tasmanian Forestry Negotiations report – Order for the production of document	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Senate	Taxation*	No	Yes	No	No	No
24 Mar	Senate	Food processing sector – Establishment of a select committee	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Senate	Australian Learning and Teaching Council*	No	Yes	No	No	No
24 Mar	Senate	Environment – Cattle grazing in the Alpine National Park#	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
24 Mar	Senate	Environment – Bilby habitat in Western Australia#	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
24 Mar	Senate	National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 and a related bill – Second reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Committee	National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 and a related bill – Motion that the committee report progress*	No	Yes	No	No	No
24 Mar	Committee	National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 – Opposition amendment*	No	Yes	No	No	No
24 Mar	Committee	National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 – Clauses stand as printed (Opposition amendment)*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Committee	National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 – Opposition amendment*	No	Yes	No	No	No
24 Mar	Committee	National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010* – Opposition amendment	No	Yes	No	No	No
24 Mar	Committee	National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 – Question that the bill as amended be agreed to*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Committee	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011 – Motion that the committee report progress*	No	Yes	No	No	No
24 Mar	Committee	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011 – Government amendments*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Committee	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011 – Opposition amendment to government amendment*	No	Yes	No	No	No
24 Mar	Committee	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011 – Government amendment*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Committee	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011 – Australian Greens/Senator Xenophon amendment to Government amendment*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Committee	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011 – Government amendment*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Committee	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011 – Part 3 stand as printed*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Mar	Senate	National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 and a related bill – Third reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
11 May	Senate	Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Provisional Voting) Bill 2011—Third reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
11 May	Committee	Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment and Prisoner Voting) Bill 2010—Opposition amendments#	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
11 May	Senate	Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment and Prisoner Voting) Bill 2010—Third reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
11 May	Senate	Environment and Communications References Committee—Proposed reference*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
11 May	Senate	Foreign Affairs—Israel	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
11 May	Senate	Culture and the Arts—Efficiency dividend*	No	No	Yes	No	No
12 May	Senate	Defence—Cluster munitions*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
12 May	Committee	Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010—Schedule 1, item 18 stand as printed*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
12 May	Committee	Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010—Schedule 1, item 18 stand as printed—Question put again#	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
14 Jun	Senate	Productivity Commission – Establishment of a sovereign wealth fund – Proposed order for the production of documents*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
14 Jun	Senate	Environment – Deep seabed mining*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
15 Jun	Senate	Animal welfare – Live exports*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
16 Jun	Committee	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 – Opp amendments#	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
16 Jun	Committee	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 – Opp amendment#	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
16 Jun	Committee	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 – Opp amendment#	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
16 Jun	Senate	Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 – Third reading#	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
16 Jun	Senate	Environment – Tasmania – Tarkine wilderness*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
16 Jun	Senate	Environment – Phosphates in laundry detergent*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
16 Jun	Senate	Environment – DeforestACTION*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
20 Jun	Committee	Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 5) Bill 2010 – Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	No	No
20 Jun	Committee	Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 – AG amendment*	No	No	Yes	No	No
20 Jun	Committee	Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 – Opp amendments*	No	Yes	No	No	No
20 Jun	Senate	Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Bill 2011 and related bills – Second reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
20 Jun	Committee	Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Bill 2011 and related bills – Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	No	No
21 Jun	Committee	Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Bill 2011 – Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	No	No
21 Jun	Senate	Consideration of certain private senators’ bills*	No	Yes	No	No	No
21 Jun	Senate	Indigenous Australians – Northern Territory Emergency Response*	No	No	Yes	No	No
22 Jun	Senate	Carbon Tax Plebiscite Bill 2011 – Proposed suspension of standing orders#	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
22 Jun	Senate	Aged Care Amendment bill 2011 – Opposition second reading amendment#	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
22 Jun	Senate	National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment Regulations–Proposed disallowance#	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
23 Jun	Senate	Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee – Proposed reference#	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
23 Jun	Senate	Radiation detection research*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
23 Jun	Senate	Consideration of a private senator’s bill – Proposed suspension of standing orders#	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
23 Jun	Committee	Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 – AG amendment*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes

Date	Type	Subject	Govt	Opp	AG	DLP	Ind
4 Jul	Senate	Foreign Affairs – Libya, Syria and Bahrain – Student visas*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
4 Jul	Committee	National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Home Loans and Credit Cards) Bill 2011 – Senator Xenophon amendment*	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
4 Jul	Committee	Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 – Schedule 1, items 3, 7 and 13 stand as printed*	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
4 Jul	Committee	Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011 – Opposition amendment*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
4 Jul	Senate	Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011 – Third reading*	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
5 Jul	Senate	Taxation – Proposed mining tax and carbon tax*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
5 Jul	Senate	Foreign Affairs – Boycotts of Israel – AG amendment to motion*	No	No	Yes	No	No
5 Jul	Senate	Foreign Affairs – Boycotts of Israel – Senator Xenophon amendment to motion*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
5 Jul	Senate	Foreign Affairs – Boycotts of Israel*	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
5 Jul	Senate	Social issues – Marriage equality*	No	No	Yes	No	No
6 Jul	Senate	Carbon Credits (Carbon Faming Initiatinve) Bill 2011 – Opposition second reading amenment*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
6 Jul	Senate	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011 – Xenephon second reading amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
6 Jul	Committee	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011 – Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
6 Jul	Senate	Foreign Affairs – Baghdad – Abu Gharib prison*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
6 Jul	Senate	Joint Standing Committee on Treaties – Proposed reference*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
6 Jul	Senate	Environment – James Price Point, WA – Land clearing*	No	No	Yes	No	No
7 Jul	Senate	Australia Network tender process – Proposed order for the production of documents*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
7 Jul	Senate	Live animal trade*	No	No	Yes	No	No
17 Aug	Senate	Compensation to Gunns Ltd—AG amendment*	No	No	Yes	No	—
17 Aug	Senate	Compensation to Gunns Ltd*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
18 Aug	Senate	Australian Capital Territory (Self–Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2010—Opposition second reading amendment*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
18 Aug	Senate	Australian Capital Territory (Self–Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2010—Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
18 Aug	Senate	Australian Capital Territory (Self–Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2010—Third reading*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
18 Aug	Senate	Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee—Proposed reference*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
18 Aug	Senate	Education—Funding of non–government schools*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
18 Aug	Senate	Senate—Allocation of questions without notice*	No	No	Yes	No	No
18 Aug	Senate	Environment—James Price Point, WA—Bilby colonies*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
18 Aug	Committee	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011—Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
22 Aug	Committee	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011—Xenophon amendments*	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
22 Aug	Committee	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011—Xenophon amendments*	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
22 Aug	Committeee	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011—Xenophon amendments*	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
22 Aug	Committee	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011—Xenophon amendments*	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
22 Aug	Committee	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011—Bill, as amended, be agreed to*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
22 Aug	Senate	Act of grace payments—Order for the production of documents—AG amendment*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
22 Aug	Senate	Proposed amendment to standing order 104 relating to the correction of divisions*	No	No	Yes	No	No
22 Aug	Senate	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011 and 2 related bills—Third reading*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
23 Aug	Senate	Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010—Third reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 Aug	Committee	Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget Measures) Bill 2010—Government amendments*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
24 Aug	Committee	Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget Measures) Bill 2010—Bill, as amended, be agreed to*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
25 Aug	Senate	Economics—Queensland—Townsville Enterprise Limited—AG amendments*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
25 Aug	Senate	Environment—Proposed biomass power plant in Eden, New South Wales*	No	No	Yes	No	No
25 Aug	Senate	Access of protesters into the Australian Capital Territory and the parliamentary precinct*	No	No	Yes	No	No
25 Aug	Senate	Immigration—Processing of asylum seekers*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
12 Sep	Committee	Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011–Committee to report progress*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
12 Sep	Committee	Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011–Committee to report progress*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
12 Sep	Committee	Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011–Schedule 2 stand as printed*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
12 Sep	Committee	Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011 – AG amendment to Xenophon proposed request*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
12 Sep	Committee	Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011 – Xenophon request*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
13 Sep	Senate	Deportation of Mr Stefan Nystrom–Breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights*	No	No	Yes	No	No
13 Sep	Senate	Coal seam gas–Moratorium on approvals*	No	No	Yes	No	No
13 Sep	Senate	Global Boycott Divestments and Sanctions campaign–Max Brenner chocolate cafes*	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
13 Sep	Senate	Motion to suspend standing orders–Motion moved by Senator Abetz*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
13 Sep	Committee	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2011 – Opp amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
14 Sep	Committee	Higher Education Support Amendment (Demand Driven Funding System and Other Measures) Bill 2011–Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
14 Sep	Senate	Appointment of new committee–Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Clean Energy Future Legislation*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
14 Sep	Senate	Carbon tax and ‘Convoy of No Confidence’ rallies*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
14 Sep	Senate	National Threatened Species Day*	No	No	Yes	No	No
14 Sep	Senate	Proposed visit by Mr Geert Wilders*	No	No	Yes	No	No
15 Sep	Senate	National Broadband Network Financial Transparency Bill 2010 (No. 2)–Second reading*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
15 Sep	Senate	Japanese hunting of cetaceans*	No	No	Yes	No	No
19 Sep	Committee	Schools Assistance Amendment Bill 2011–Mason amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
20 Sep	Senate	General business–Microbreweries*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
20 Sep	Senate	General business–Dispute between Gunns and Forestry Tasmania*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
21 Sep	Senate	Variations–Days and hours of meeting and routine of business*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
21 Sep	Senate	Proposed legislation relating to asylum seekers–Leader of the Opposition*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
21 Sep	Senate	International Day of Peace*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
21 Sep	Senate	Migration Amendment Regulations 2011 – proposed disallowance*	No	No	Yes	–	Yes
22 Sep	Senate	Selection of Bills 13th report – amendment to adoption of report*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
22 Sep	Senate	Administration–Tasmania–Forestry transition–proposed suspension of standing orders*	No	No	Yes	No	No
22 Sep	Senate	Australia’s Clean Energy Future Legislation Joint Select Committee – Administration of committee*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
22 Sep	Senate	Foreign Affairs–Sri Lanka*	No	No	Yes	No	No
11 Oct	Committee	Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010–That the question be put*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
11 Oct	Committee	Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010–Bill stand as printed*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
11 Oct	Senate	Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010–That the question be put*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
11 Oct	Senate	Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010–That the bill be read a third time*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
11 Oct	Senate	Container deposit scheme*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
11 Oct	Senate	Australia’s international refugee obligations*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
11 Oct	Senate	Palestine*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
11 Oct	Senate	Consideration of private senators’ bills*	No	No	Yes	No	No
11 Oct	Senate	Equal marriage rights*	No	No	Yes	No	No
12 Oct	Senate	Variation–Hours of meeting and routine of business, Wednesday, 12 October 2011–That the question be put*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
12 Oct	Senate	Variation–Hours of meeting and routine of business, Wednesday, 12 October 2011–Be agreed*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
12 Oct	Senate	Exemption of the Clean Energy Bill 2011 and related bills, and the Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011–That the question be put*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
12 Oct	Senate	Exemption of the Clean Energy Bill 2011 and related bills, and the Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011–Exemption from cut–off*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
12 Oct	Senate	Censure motion – proposed suspension of standing orders*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
12 Oct	Senate	General business–SIEV X*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
12 Oct	Senate	General business–Expansion of the Olympic Dam uranium mine*	No	No	Yes	No	No
12 Oct	Senate	Clean Energy Bills be taken without formalities–Question be put*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
12 Oct	Senate	Clean Energy Bills–Question be put*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
12 Oct	Senate	Clean Energy Bills–Be taken together*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
12 Oct	Senate	Clean Energy Bills–First reading*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
12 Oct	Senate	Clean Energy Bills–Motion to suspend standing orders Macdonald*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
12 Oct	Senate	Clean Energy Bills–Suspension of standing orders Macdonald*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
12 Oct	Senate	Clean Energy Bills–Ludwig motion that the question now be put*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
12 Oct	Senate	Clean Energy Bills–Ronaldson motion to suspend standing orders*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
12 Oct	Senate	Clean Energy Bills–Motion to adjust second reading*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
13 Oct	Senate	Proposed suspension of standing orders–Senator Abetz*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
13 Oct	Committee	Auditor–General Amendment Bill 2011–Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
13 Oct	Senate	Treaties – Leave to meet during sitting*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
13 Oct	Senate	Reference to the Environment and Communications References Committee–Senator Milne*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
13 Oct	Senate	Australian Building and Construction Commission–Senator Abetz*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
13 Oct	Senate	Immigration – Border security – question be now put	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	–
13 Oct	Senate	Immigration – Border security*	No	Yes	No	Yes	–
13 Oct	Senate	Ruling of President – dissent – Senator Macdonald*	No	Yes	No	Yes	–
31 Oct	Senate	Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 – proceed without formalities*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
31 Oct	Senate	Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 – first reading*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
31 Oct	Senate	Clean Energy Bill 2011 and related bills – Consideration – Proposed suspension of standing orders*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
31 Oct	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 471*	No	No	Yes	No	No
31 Oct	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 481*	No	No	Yes	No	No
31 Oct	Senate	General business notce of motion no. 482*	No	No	Yes	No	No
31 Oct	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 487*	No	No	Yes	No	No
31 Oct	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 495*	No	No	Yes	No	No
31 Oct	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 489–Siewert amendment*	No	No	Yes	No	No
31 Oct	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 489–Motion be agreed to*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
31 Oct	Senate	Urgency motion–Afghanistan campaign*	No	No	Yes	No	No
1 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 491–Weapons*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
1 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 502–West Papua*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
2 Nov	Senate	Bob Brown amendment to Abetz amendment–Goventment business notice on notion no. 2*	No	No	Yes	No	No
2 Nov	Senate	Abetz amendment to Ludwig's motion be agreed to–Government business notice of motion no. 2*	No	Yes	No	Yes	–
2 Nov	Senate	Motion moved by Senator Ludwig be agreed to–Chair of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee*	Yes	No	Yes	No	–
2 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 510*	No	No	Yes	No	–
2 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no.517*	No	No	Yes	No	–
2 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 521–Amendments be agreed to*	No	Yes	No	Yes	–
2 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 521–Be agreed to*	No	No	Yes	No	–
2 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 507–Greens amendment*	No	No	Yes	No	No
2 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 507–Be agreed to*	No	Yes	No	Yes	–
3 Nov	Senate	Government businss notice of motion no.3–Variation hours of meeting and routine business*	Yes	No	Yes	No	–
3 Nov	Senate	Clean Energy Bill 2011 and 17 related bills–Second reading*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
7 Nov	Committee	Clean Energy Bill 2011 – Opp/Xenophon amendment*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
7 Nov	Committee	Clean Energy Bill 2011 and 17 related bills – committee to report progress*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
8 Nov	Committee	Clean Energy Bills–Suspension of standing orders Evans*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
8 Nov	Committee	Clean Energy Bills–Suspension of standing orders Abetz*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
8 Nov	Committee	Clean Energy Bills–Amendments 1+2 on sheet 7173 be agreed to*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
8 Nov	Committee	Clean Energy Bills–Be agreed to without amendments*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
8 Nov	Senate	Clean Energy Bills–Final stahes be agreed to and the bills be now passed*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
9 Nov	Senate	Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 – AG second reading amendment*	No	No	Yes	No	–
9 Nov	Senate	Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 – second reading*	Yes	No	Yes	No	–
9 Nov	Senate	Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 – Remaining stages*	Yes	No	Yes	No	–
9 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 546*	No	No	Yes	No	No
9 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 533*	No	No	Yes	No	No
9 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no.547*	No	No	Yes	No	No
9 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 548*	No	No	Yes	No	No
9 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 550*	No	No	Yes	No	No
10 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 534*	No	Yes	No	Yes	–
10 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 557*	No	No	Yes	No	No
10 Nov	Senate	Trade Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plan Packaging) Bill 2011 – second reading*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	–
21 Nov	Senate	Government notice of motion no. 1 – Routine of business*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
21 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 3 – Greens amendment*	No	No	Yes	No	No
21 Nov	Committee	Social security and other legislation amendment bill 2011 – stand as printed*	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
21 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 561*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
21 Nov	Senate	Urgency motion – Marriage equality*	No	No	Yes	No	No
21 Nov	Committee	National Health Reform Amendment (Independent Hospital Pricing Authority) Bill 2011 – Opposition amendment*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
21 Nov	Committee	National Health Reform Amendment (Independent Hospital Pricing Authority) Bill 2011 – Xenophon amendment*	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
22 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 1*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
22 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 562*	No	No	Yes	No	No
22 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 575*	No	No	Yes	No	No
22 Nov	Senate	Proposed suspension of standing orders*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
22 Nov	Senate	Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 – second reading*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
22 Nov	Senate	Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 – Opposition amendment*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
22 Nov	Senate	Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 – remaining stages agreed to*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
22 Nov	Senate	Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011 – Xenophon amendment*	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
22 Nov	Senate	Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in British Nuclear Tests) Bill 2011 – Xenophon and Ludlam second reading amendment*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
22 Nov	Senate	Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in British Nuclear Tests) Bill 2011 – Xenophon request for amendment*	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
23 Nov	Senate	Taxation – Proposed mining tax – Proposed suspension of standing orders*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
23 Nov	Senate	Business of the Senate notice of motion no.1 – Reference to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
23 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 579 – Uranium*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
23 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 586 – Order for production of documents*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
23 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 581 – Polish independence*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
23 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 585 – Tertiary education sector*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
23 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 576 – Free trade agreement*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
23 Nov	Committee	Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2011 – Opposition amendment*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
23 Nov	Committee	Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2011 – Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
23 Nov	Committee	Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2011 – Sections to stand as printed*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
23 Nov	Committee	Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2011 – That the bill be agreed to*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
23 Nov	Senate	Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2011 – Remaining stages*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
23 Nov	Senate	Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 8) Bill 2011 – That a Schedule stand as printed*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
24 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 580 – West Papua*	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
24 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 596 – Iran exiles in Iraq*	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
24 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 582 – Establishment of a select committee on the Australia Network service*	No	Yes	No	Yes	–
24 Nov	Senate	General business notice of motion no. 599 – Tasmanian timber heritage*	No	Yes	No	Yes	–
24 Nov	Senate	Proposed censure*	No	No	Yes	No	–
24 Nov	Committee	Work Health and Safety Bill 2011 – Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	No	No
24 Nov	Committee	Work Health and Safety (Transitional and consequential Provisions) Bill 2011 – Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	No	No
24 Nov	Senate	Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2011 – second reading amendment*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
24 Nov	Senate	Auditor–General Amendment Bill 2011 – Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
24 Nov	Senate	Auditor–General Amendment Bill 2011 – remaining stages*	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
25 Nov	Senate	Days of meeting*	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
25 Nov	Committee	Competition and Consumer Bill 2011–Xenophon amendments*	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
25 Nov	Senate	Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 – Opposition amendments*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
25 Nov	Senate	Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 – Stand as printed*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
25 Nov	Senate	Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011 – Second reading*	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
25 Nov	Senate	Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011–Third reading*	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
25 Nov	Senate	Suspension of standing orders*	No	No	Yes	No	Yes