Legislation statistics 2012
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Bills considered by the Senate in the period 1 January to 31 December 2012
Origin
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On Senate or House of Representatives Notice Paper as at 1 January 2012:
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Government bills (originating in Senate 2011)
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4
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Government bills (received from House of Representatives 2010, 2011)
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12
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Private senators' bills (originating in the Senate 2010, 2011)
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11
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Total
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27
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Introduced in the Senate (1 January to 31 December 2012):
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Government bills
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4
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Private senators' bills
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27
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Total
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31
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Received from the House of Representatives (1 January to 31 December 2012):
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Government bills
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200
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Private member's bill |
1
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Total
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201
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Total
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259
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Outcome
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Bills passed by the Senate 2012:
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Passed by both Houses:
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Government bills
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206
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Before the House of Representatives:
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Private senator's bill
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1
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Total
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207
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Bills passed by Senate 2011, removed from House of Representatives' Notice Paper 2012:
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Private senators' bill
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1
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Bills still before the Senate:
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Government bills
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14
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Private senators' bills
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28
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Total
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42
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Bills negatived at second reading in the Senate:
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Private senators' bills
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6
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Private member's bill |
1
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Total
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7
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Bills discharged from the Notice Paper:
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Private senator's bill
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2
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Total
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259
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Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses :
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2
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Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2012
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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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2
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Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole
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52
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Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole
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27
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Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole
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2
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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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4
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Bills in which provisions were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole
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19
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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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Government1
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281
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0
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| Opposition |
11
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174
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Australian Greens2
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16
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250
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| Independent (Senator Xenophon) |
0
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110
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| Senators Xenophon, Heffernan, Madigan, Nash and Waters |
11
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0
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Total
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319
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535
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NB: These figures do not include amendments moved to amendments.
1 1 amendment was moved and subsequently withdrawn
1 5 amendments were moved and subsequently withdrawn
These figures are broken down in detail under Committee of the Whole
| Total amendments, requests etc moved |
860
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