Statistics by Parliament — 38th Parliament

These statistics cover the period 30 April 1996 to 12 July 1998

	1996	1997	1998	Total
Bills passed by the Senate	85	224	110	419
Bills to which amendments/requests were moved and items (etc.) opposed	37	102	39	177
Bills amended (including bills in relation to which requests agreed to and items (etc.) negatived)	27	81	38	146
Amendments/requests moved	890	2207	1263	4360
Amendments/requests agreed to	390	1337	661	2388
Items (etc.) opposed	352	270	116	738
Items (etc.) negatived	70	101	29	200
Questions without notice	1469	1757	844	4070
Questions placed on notice	373	641	195	1209
Sitting days	71	82	42	195
Hours of sitting	562 hrs 05 mins	740 hrs 40 mins	409 hrs 25 mins	1712 hrs 10 mins
Divisions	197	289	157	643

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