Origins and outcomes—2003
Bills considered by the Senate
Origin
| On the Senate Notice paper as at 1 January 2003 |
| Government bills (originating in Senate, 2002) |
3 |
| Private senator's bills (originating in the Senate 1998, 200, 2001) |
5 |
| Government bills (received from the House of Representatives 2002) |
17 |
| Introduced in the Senate: |
| Government bills |
10 |
| Private senator's bills |
15 |
| Received from the House of Representatives:* |
| Government bills |
164 |
| Bills restored to Senate Notice Paper |
| Private senator's bill |
1 |
| Total |
215 |
Outcome
| Bills passed by the Senate: |
| Passed by both Houses: |
| Government bills |
150 |
| Still before the House of Representatives: |
| Government bills |
3 |
| Laid aside by the House of Representatives: |
| Government bills |
2 |
| Bills negatived in the Senate: |
| Negatived at second reading |
5 |
| Negatived at third reading |
3 |
| Bills discharged from the Notice Paper |
| Private senator's bill |
3 |
| Laid aside under standing order 135: |
| Private senator's bill |
1 |
| Bills still before the Senate: |
| Government bills |
32 |
| Private senator's bills |
17 |
| Total |
215 |
* A message was reported transmitting the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Disability Reform) Bill 2002, but no motion was moved to have the message considered by the Senate. Consequently that bill is not included in these statistics.
Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses:
| |
Total |
| Total |
25 |
Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2003
| |
Total |
| Bills to which second reading amendments were moved |
30 |
| Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed |
16 |
| Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole |
85 |
| Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole |
62 |
| Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole |
5 |
| Bills to which requests were agreed in committee of the whole |
2 |
| Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and negatived in committee of the whole |
16 |
| Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole |
18 |
Amendments and requests moved in committee of the whole
| Moved by |
Amendments |
Requests |
| Agreed to |
Negatived |
Agreed to |
Negatived |
| Government |
470 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
| Opposition1 |
112 |
281 |
8 |
2 |
| Australian Democrats1 |
78 |
305 |
0 |
5 |
| Independent (Harradine) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Australian Progressive Alliance |
121 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Independent (Murphy) |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Australian Greens2 |
10 |
59 |
0 |
2 |
| One Nation |
2 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
| Opposition/Australian Democrats |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Australian Progressive Alliance/Australian Democrats |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
808 |
676 |
17 |
9 |
| Total amendments moved |
1490 |
| Total requests moved |
26 |
1 3 amendments were moved and subsequently withdrawn
2 3 amendments were moved and subsequently withdrawn
These figures are broken down in detail under Committee of the Whole