Legislation statistics 2003
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Bills considered by the Senate in the period 1 January to 31 December 2003
Origin
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On Senate Notice Paper as at 1 January 2003:
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Government bills (originating in Senate, 2002)
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3
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Private senator's bills (originating in Senate 1998, 2000, 2001) |
5
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Government bills (received from House of Representatives, 2002)
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17
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Total
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25
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Introduced in the Senate (1 January to 31 December 2003):
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Government bills
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10
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Private senators' bills
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15
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Total
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25
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Received from the House of Representatives (1 January to 31 December 2003):
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Government bills
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164
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Restored to Notice Paper:
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Government bill
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1
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Total
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215
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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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150
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Still before the House of Representatives: |
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Government bills
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3
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Laid aside by the House of Representatives: |
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Government bills
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2
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Total
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155
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Bills negatived (etc.) in the Senate:
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Negatived at second reading
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Government bills
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5
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Negatived at third reading
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Government bills
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3
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Discharged from Notice Paper |
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Private senators' bills
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2
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Laid aside under standing order 135 |
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Private senator's bill
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1
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Total
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11
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Bills still before the Senate:
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Government bills
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32
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Private senators' bills
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17
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Total
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49
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Total
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215
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Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses: 
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25
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Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2003
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Bills to which second reading amendments were moved
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30
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Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed
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16
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Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole
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85
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Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole
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62
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Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole
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5
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Bills to which requests were agreed in committee of the whole
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4
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Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and negatived in committee of the whole
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16
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Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole
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18
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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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470
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6
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9
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0
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Opposition1
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112
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281
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8
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2
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Australian Democrats1
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78
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305
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0
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5
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Independent (Harradine)
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3
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0
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0
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0
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| Australian Progressive Alliance |
121
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0
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0
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0
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| Independent (Murphy) |
1
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8
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0
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0
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Australian Greens2
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10
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59
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0
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2
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One Nation
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2
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17
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0
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0
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| Opposition/Australian Democrats |
3
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0
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0
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0
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| Australian Progressive Alliance/Australian Democrats |
8
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0
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0
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0
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Total
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808
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676
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17
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9
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1 3 amendments were moved and subsequently withdrawn
2 3 amendments were moved and subsequently withdrawn
| Total amendments moved |
1490
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| Total requests moved |
26
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