Legislation statistics 2011
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Bills considered by the Senate in the period 1 January to 31 December 2011
Origin
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On Senate or House of Representatives Notice Paper as at 1 January 2011:
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Government bills (originating in Senate 2010)
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7
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Government bills (received from House of Representatives 2010)
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14
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Private senator's bills (originating in Senate 2010)
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10
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Private member's bill (received from House of Representatives 2010) |
1
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Total
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32
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Introduced in the Senate (1 January to 31 December 2011):
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Government bills
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14
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Private senator's bill
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28
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Total
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42
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Received from the House of Representatives (1 January to 31 December 2011):
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Government bills
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167
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Private members' bills
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3
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Total
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170
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Total
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244
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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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182
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Private member's bill |
3
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Private senator's bill |
1
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Still before the House of Representatives
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Private senators' bill
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1
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House declined to consider bill:
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Private senator's bill
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1
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Total
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188
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Bills passed by the Senate in 2010, passed both Houses in 2011
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Government bills
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4
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Bills still before the Senate:
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Government bills
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15
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Private senators' bills
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30
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Total
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45
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Negatived by the Senate:
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At second reading:
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Private senators' bills
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2
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At third reading:
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Private senator's bill
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1
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Total
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3
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Discharged from the Senate Notice Paper:
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Government bill
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1
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Private senators' bills
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2
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Private member's bill
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1
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Total
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4
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Total
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244
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Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses: 
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0
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Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2011
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Bills to which second reading amendments were moved
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17
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Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed
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6
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Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole
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57
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Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole
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32
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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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6
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Bills in which provisions were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole
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16
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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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204
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0
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Opposition1
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11
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257
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Australian Greens2
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18
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21
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| Democratic Labor Party |
0
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0
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| Family First Party |
0
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0
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| Independent (Senator Xenophon) |
49
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59
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| Independent & Opposition3 |
0
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3
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| Independent & Australian Greens |
4
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0
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| Senator Brandis |
0
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2
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Total
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290
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342
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NB: These figures do not include amendments moved to amendments.
1 14 amendments were moved and subsequently withdrawn
2 1 amendment is pending
3 4 Opposition and Senator Xenophon amendments were moved and subsequently withdrawn
These figures are broken down in detail under Committee of the Whole
| Total amendments, requests etc moved |
651
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