Legislation statistics 2006
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Bills considered by the Senate in the period 1 January to 31 December 2006
Origin
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On Senate Notice Paper as at 1 January 2006:
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Government bills (originating in Senate 2004, 2005)
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12
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Private senator's bills (originating in Senate 2003, 2005) |
2
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Government bills (received from House of Representatives 2004, 2005)
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21
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Total
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35
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Introduced in the Senate (1 January to 31 December 2006):
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Government bills
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27
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Private senators' bills
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25
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Total
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52
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Received from the House of Representatives (1 January to 31 December 2006):
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Government bills
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130
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Restored to Notice Paper (1 January to 31 December 2006):
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Private senators' bills
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1
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Total
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218
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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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170
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Private senators' bills
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2
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Still before the House of Representatives: |
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Government bills
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2
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Total
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174
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Bills still before the Senate:
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Government bills |
14
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Private senators' bills
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26
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Total
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40
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Bills discharged from the Notice Paper
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Government bills
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4
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Total
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218
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Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses: 
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1
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Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2006
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Bills to which second reading amendments were moved
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35
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Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed
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0
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Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole
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72
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Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole
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25
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Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole
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4
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Bills to which requests were agreed in committee of the whole
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1
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Bills in which provisions were opposed and negatived in committee of the whole
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7
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Bills in which provisions were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole
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17
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Amendments, requests etc moved in committee of the whole
| Moved by |
Agreed to
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Negatived
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Government
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360
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0
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Opposition
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2
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298
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Australian Democrats1
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0
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248
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Australian Greens
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3
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82
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| Family First Party2 |
7
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17
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| Opposition/Australian Democrats |
0
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9
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| Senators Barnett and Humphries |
0
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12
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| Senator Bartlett |
2
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0
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| Senator Colbeck |
1
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0
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| Senators Colbeck and Scullion |
0
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3
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| Senator Joyce |
0
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13
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| Senators Stott Despoja and Webber3 |
16
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2
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Total
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391
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684
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1 1 amendment was withdrawn
2 1 amendment was withdrawn
3 1 amendment was withdrawn
These figures are broken down in detail under Committee of the Whole
| Total amendments, requests etc. moved |
1075
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