Legislation statistics 2001
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Bills considered by the Senate in the period 1 January to 27 September 2001
Origin
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On Senate Notice Paper as at 1 January 2001:
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Government bills (originating in Senate 1998, 1999, 2000)
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13
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Private senators' bills (originating in Senate 1999, 2000)
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2
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Government bills (received from House of Representatives 1998, 1999, 2000)*
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17
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Total
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32
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Introduced in the Senate (1 January to 31 December 2001):
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Government bills
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14
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Private senators' bills
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15
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Total
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29
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Bill created by division of bill in Senate:
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1
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Received from the House of Representatives (1 January to 31 December 2001):
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Government bills
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158
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Total
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220
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Includes 2 bills passed by the Senate in 2000 that were returned from the House of Representatives in 2001 for further consideration.
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Outcome
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Bills passed by the Senate:
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Passed by both Houses:
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Government bills
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169
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Still before the House of Representatives at the end of the 39th Parliament:°
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Government bills
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1
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Not introduced into House of Representatives at the end of the 39th Parliament:°
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1
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Total
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171
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Bills negatived in the Senate: 
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Negatived at second reading
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9
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Bills still before the Senate at the end of the 39th Parliament:
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Government bills
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23
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Private senators' bills
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17
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Total
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40
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Total
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220
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Bills considered by the Senate before 2001 still listed on the Senate Notice Paper at the end of the 39th Parliament:°
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Government bills
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2
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Private senators' bills
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36
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Received from the House of Representatives
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12
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Created by division of bill in the Senate
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1
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Message reported
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1
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Total
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52
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Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses: 
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12
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Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2001
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Bills to which second reading amendments were moved
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27
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Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed
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12
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Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole
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70
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Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole
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45
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Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole
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7
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Bills to which requests were agreed in committee of the whole
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5
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Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and negatived in committee of the whole
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15
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Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole
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5
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Amendments and requests moved in committee of the whole
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Moved by
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Amendments
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Requests
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Agreed to
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Negatived
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Agreed to
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Negatived
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Government
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704
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1
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4
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0
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Opposition
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124
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66
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2
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1
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Australian Democrats
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170
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137
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1
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13
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Independent
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0
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5
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0
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0
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Australian Greens *
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8
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33
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0
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0
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Pauline Hansons One Nation
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0
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18
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0
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1
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Total
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1006
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260
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7
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15
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* There was 1 amendment moved and subsequently withdrawn.
| Total amendments moved |
1267
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| Total requests moved |
22
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° The prorogation of the Parliament on 8 October 2001 brought the 39th Parliament to a close. All items remaining on the Notice Paper at that time, including bills, lapse before the commencement of the 40th Parliament.
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