Bills passed in the Senate—2006

Total number of bills	169
Total number of packages of bills	133
* Amendments made	12 bills
r Requests made	1 bill
s Senate bill	29 bills
ps Private senator's bill	2 bills

s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Amendment Bill 2005 [2006] (8 August 2006)
* r Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2006 (17 August 2006)
Age Discrimination Amendment Bill 2006 (15 June 2006)
Aged Care Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Bill 2006 (27 March 2006)
* s Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006 (16 October 2006)
Aged Care (Bond Security) Bill 2006 (27 March 2006)
Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Bill 2006 (27 March 2006)
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control and Quarantine) Bill 2006 (17 August 2006)
Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement Amendment Bill 2005 (9 February 2006)
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 (7 December 2006)
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 (7 December 2006)
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2005-2006 (30 March 2006)
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2005-2006 (30 March 2006)
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2005-2006 (22 June 2006)
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2005-2006 (22 June 2006)
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007 (22 June 2006)
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2006-2007 (22 June 2006)
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007 (22 June 2006)
ASIO Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (13 June 2006)
Australia-Japan Foundation (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 (17 August 2006)
s Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment Bill 2006 (10 May 2006)
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment Bill 2006 (28 November 2006)
Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Bill 2006 (9 November 2006)
Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 (9 November 2006)
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Bill 2005 (2 March 2006)
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005 (2 March 2006)
Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill 2006 (10 August 2006)
Australian Trade Commission Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (15 June 2006)
Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2006 (4 September 2006)
Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti-avoidance) Bill 2006 (29 March 2006)
Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Fees and Charges) Bill 2006 (29 March 2006)
* s Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006 (4 September 2006)
* s Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006 (12 October 2006)
* s Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 (12 October 2006)
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Subscription Television Drama and Community Broadcasting Licences) Bill 2006 (15 June 2006)
Cancer Australia Bill 2006 (30 March 2006)
Census Information Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 (27 February 2006)
Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—Initial Measures) Bill 2006 (13 June 2006)
Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—New Formula and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (9 November 2006)
s Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Mutual Recognition with New Zealand) Bill 2005 [2006] (11 May 2006)
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (5 December 2006)
* Communications Legislation Amendment (Enforcement Powers) Bill 2006 (12 October 2006)
* Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 (1 December 2006)
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Bill 2006 (18 October 2006)
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Consequential, Transitional and Other Measures Bill 2006 (18 October 2006)
Corporations Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations) Bill 2006 (18 October 2006)
* s Crimes Act Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill (No. 1) 2006 (14 September 2006)
* s Crimes Amendment (Bail and Sentencing) Bill 2006 (8 November 2006)
Customs Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006 (19 October 2006)
Customs Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (19 June 2006)
Customs Legislation Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2006 (7 December 2006)
Customs Tariff Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006 (19 October 2006)
Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (19 June 2006)
Defence Housing Authority Amendment Bill 2006 (11 May 2006)
Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006 (9 November 2006)
Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (5 December 2006)
* s Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2005 [2006] (8 February 2006)
s Defence (Road Transport Legislation Exemption) Bill 2005 [2006] (9 February 2006)
* Do Not Call Register Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Do Not Call Register (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (2006 Measures No. 1) Bill 2006 (27 November 2006)
Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (2006 Measures No. 2) Bill 2006 (27 November 2006)
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (21 June 2006)
Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 (15 June 2006)
* Energy Efficiency Opportunities Bill 2005 (27 February 2006)
Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (15 June 2006)
s Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment (Antarctic Seals and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (9 November 2006)
Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendmetn Bill (No. 1) 2006 (7 December 2006)
* Excise Laws Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (19 June 2006)
Excise Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (19 June 2006)
s Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Bill 2006 (9 November 2006)
Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (15 June 2006)
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
* Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget Measures) Bill 2006 (28 November 2006)
Family Assistance, Social Security and VeteransAffairs Legislation Amendment (2005 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (30 March 2006)
* Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2006 (30 March 2006)
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2005 (28 March 2006)
s Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Trans-Tasman Banking Supervision) Bill 2006 (19 October 2006)
* s Financial Transaction Reports Amendment Bill 2006 (13 September 2006)
s Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Cooperative Fisheries Arrangements and Other Matters) Bill 2005 [2006] (9 February 2006)
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fishing Offences) Bill 2006 (15 June 2006)
Fuel Tax Bill 2006(22 June 2006)
Fuel Tax (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Future Fund Bill 2005 (28 February 2006)
General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2006 (11 May 2006)
Health and Other Services (Compensation) Amendment Bill 2006 (11 May 2006)
Health Insurance Amendment (Medical Specialists) Bill 2005 (14 September 2006)
Health Legislation Amendment (Pharmacy Location Arrangements) Bill 2006 (29 March 2006)
Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (17 October 2006)
Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (Transfer of Assets and Abolition) Repeal Bill 2006 (9 November 2006)
Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (Transfer of Pre-transfer Contracts) Bill 2006 (9 November 2006)
* Independent Contractors Bill 2006 (1 December 2006)
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006 (27 November 2006)
Inspector of Transport Security Bill 2006 (28 November 2006)
Inspector of Transport Security (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006 (28 November 2006)
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006 (14 September 2006)
International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006 (7 September 2006)
s Judiciary Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (19 October 2006)
s Jurisdiction of Courts (Family Law) Bill 2005 [2006] (2 March 2006)
s Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 [2006] (1 March 2006)
Law Enforcement (AFP Professional Standards and Related Measures) Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Amendment Bill 2006 (18 October 2006)
s Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 [2006] (7 February 2006)
Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Bill 2006 (9 November 2006)
Ministers of State Amendment Bill 2005 (29 March 2006)
s Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Maritime Security Guards and Other Measures) Bill 2005 [2006] (10 May 2006)
Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Security Plans and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (13 September 2006)
Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 (5 December 2006)
Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (19 October 2006)
s Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 (6 September 2006)
National Cattle Disease Eradication Account Amendment Bill 2006 (9 November 2006)
National Health Amendment (Immunisation) Bill 2006 (14 September 2006)
s National Health and Medical Research Council Amendment Bill 2006 (10 May 2006)
New Business Tax System (Untainting Tax) Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Bill 2005 (9 October 2006)
Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Bill 2005 (1 March 2006)
Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Bill 2005 (1 March 2006)
Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2005 (1 March 2006)
Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Bill 2005 (1 March 2006)
Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment Bill 2005 (1 March 2006)
Offshore Petroleum Bill 2005 (1 March 2006)
OHS and SRC Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (4 September 2006)
Parliamentary Superannuation Amendment Bill 2006 (17 October 2006)
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Instalment Transfer Interest Charge Imposition) Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
* Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006 (13 September 2006)
Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Amendment Bill 2006 (15 June 2006)
Privacy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (7 September 2006)
* s Privacy Legislation Amendment (Emergencies and Disasters) Bill 2006 (17 October 2006)
ps Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 (7 November 2006)
Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-fouling Systems) Bill 2006 (14 September 2006)
Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Amendment Bill 2006 (11 May 2006)
s Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2006 (9 October 2006)
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
Royal Commissions Amendment Bill 2006 (13 June 2006)
Royal Commissions Amendment (Records) Bill 2006 (7 December 2006)
Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Bill 2006 (27 March 2006)
Schools Assistance (Learning Together Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006 (19 October 2006)
Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2006 (14 September 2006)
Social Security and Veterans Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments to Increase Assistance for Older Australians and Carers and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (11 May 2006)
s Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2005 [2006] (9 February 2006)
Student Assistance Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 (10 May 2006)
Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 (10 May 2006)
* Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2005 (14 September 2006)
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (10 May 2006)
Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 6) Bill 2005 (1 March 2006)
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 1) Bill 2006 (28 March 2006)
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 2) Bill 2006 (15 June 2006)
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 3) Bill 2006 (22 June 2006)
* Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill 2006 (6 December 2006)
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 5) Bill 2006 (9 October 2006)
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2006 (15 June 2006)
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Tax Reduction and Improved Depreciation Arrangements) Bill 2006 (14 June 2006)
Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Bill 2006 (7 September 2006)
* Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006 (30 March 2006)
Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2006 (12 October 2006)
Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2005 (29 March 2006)
Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2005 (9 February 2006)
Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2006 (17 August 2006)
ps Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial responsibility for approval of RU486) Bill 2005 [2006] (9 February 2006)
s Trade Marks Amendment Bill 2006 (17 August 2006)
Trade Practices Amendment (National Access Regime) Bill 2006 (10 August 2006)
Trade Practices Amendment (Personal Injuries and Death) Bill 2004 (27 February 2006)
s Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2006 (7 December 2006)
* Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Bill 2006 (1 December 2006)

April 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
31	1	2 Other	3	4 Other	5	6
7 Other	8 Senate	9 Senate	10 Other	11 Senate	12 Other	13
14 Other	15 Other	16 Other	17 Senate	18 Senate	19 Other	20
21 Other	22 Other	23 Senate	24 Other	25 Senate	26 Other	27
28 Senate	29 Both	30 House of Representatives	1	2	3	4

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28 Apr 24: Inquiry Submission Closing Child Labour
28 Apr 24: Inquiry Submission Closing Declared Areas Bill 2024
29 Apr 24: Inquiry Submission Closing Live music industry

Date	Title
21/04/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
21/04/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing
21/04/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
22/04/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
22/04/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
22/04/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
23/04/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
23/04/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing
23/04/24	Inquiry Report Tabling Crimes Amendment 47
23/04/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing
24/04/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing
24/04/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
24/04/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing
25/04/24	Inquiry Report Tabling ANNPS Bills 23
26/04/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
28/04/24	Inquiry Submission Closing Child Labour
28/04/24	Inquiry Submission Closing Declared Areas Bill 2024

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April 2024

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