Legislation statistics 2008
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Bills considered by the Senate in the period 1 January to 31 December 2008
Origin
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Introduced in the Senate (1 January to 31 December 2008):
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Government bills
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17
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Private senators' bills
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34
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Total
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51
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Second reading moved again (1 January to 31 December 2008):
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Government bills
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4
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Received from the House of Representatives (1 January to 31 December 2008):
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Government bills
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165
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Restored to the Notice Paper (1 January to 31 December 2008):
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Private senator's bills
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40
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Total
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260
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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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159
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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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Private senator's bill
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1
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Not yet introduced into the House of Representatives:
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Private senator's bill
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1
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Laid aside by the House of Representatives:
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Government bill
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1
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Total
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164
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Bills still before the Senate:
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Government bills |
11
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Private senators' bills
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70
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Total
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81
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Bills negatived in the Senate:
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Negatived at second reading:
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Government bills
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11
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Private senator's bill
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1
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Negatived at third reading:
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Government bill
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1
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Total
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13
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Bills discharged from the Notice Paper :
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Government bill
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1
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Private senator's bill
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1
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Total
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2
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Total
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260
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Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses: 
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10
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Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2008
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Bills to which second reading amendments were moved
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13
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Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed
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7
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Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole
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43
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Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole
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30
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Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole
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10
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Bills to which requests were agreed in committee of the whole
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9
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Bills in which provisions were opposed and negatived in committee of the whole
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14
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Bills in which provisions were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole
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6
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Amendments, requests etc moved in committee of the whole
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Agreed to
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Negatived
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Government
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341
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3
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Opposition1
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189
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20
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Australian Democrats
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2
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52
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Australian Greens2
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12
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147
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| Family First Party |
3
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11
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| Independent (Senator Xenophon)3 |
9
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3
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| Opposition/Australian Greens |
11
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0
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| Australian Greens/Independent |
6
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0
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| Australian Greens/Senator Joyce/Independent |
0
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2
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| Senators Macdonald and Boswell |
1
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0
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| Senator Troeth |
11
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0
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Total
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585
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238
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1 2 amendments withdrawn
2 1 amendment withdrawn
3 7 amendments withdrawn
These figures are broken down in detail under Committee of the Whole
| Total amendments, requests etc moved |
833
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