Legislation statistics 2009
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Bills considered by the Senate in the period 1 January to 31 December 2009
Origin
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On Senate Notice Paper as at 1 January 2009:
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Government bills (originating in Senate 2008)
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6
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Government bills (received from House of Representatives 2008)
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6
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Private senator's bill (originating in Senate 2008)
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1
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Total
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13
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Introduced in the Senate (1 January to 31 December 2009):
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Government bills
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7
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Private senators' bills
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25
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Total
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32
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Second reading moved again (1 January to 31 December 2009):
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Government bills
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1
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Received from the House of Representatives (1 January to 31 December 2009):
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Government bills
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197
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Total
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243
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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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136
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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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Total
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139
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Bills still before the Senate:
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Government bills
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36
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Private senators' bills
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24
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Total
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60
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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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15
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Private senators' bill
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1
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Negatived at third reading
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Government bills
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25
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Total
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41
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Bills discharged from the Notice Paper :
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Government bills
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3
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Total
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243
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Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses: 
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9
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Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2009
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Bills to which second reading amendments were moved
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19
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Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed
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5
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Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole
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51
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Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole
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35
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Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole
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8
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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 in which provisions were opposed and negatived in committee of the whole
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5
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Bills in which provisions were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole
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10
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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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664
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14
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Opposition1
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42
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37
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Australian Greens
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55
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271
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| Family First Party |
7
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25
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| Independent (Senator Xenophon) |
14
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40
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| Nationals |
0
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3
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| Opposition/Family First Party/Independent |
2
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0
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| Australian Greens/Nationals |
0
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1
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| Senators Joyce, Nash and Williams |
0
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6
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| Senators Cormann, Cash, Back, Eggleston and Adams |
0
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7
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Total
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784
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404
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NB: These figures do not include amendments moved to amendments.
1 8 amendments withdrawn
These figures are broken down in detail under Committee of the Whole
| Total amendments, requests etc moved |
1 196
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