Origins and outcomes—2006
Origin
| On Senate Notice Paper as at 1 January 2006: |
| Government bills (originating in Senate 2004, 2005) |
12 |
| Private senator's bills (originating in Senate 2003, 2005) |
2 |
| Government bills (received from House of Representatives, 2004, 2005) |
21 |
| Introduced in the Senate (1 January to 31 December 2006): |
| Government bills |
27 |
| Private senator's bills |
25 |
| Received from the House of Representatives (1 January to 31 December 2006): |
| Government bills |
130 |
| Restored to Senate Notice Paper: |
| Private senator's bill |
1 |
| Total |
218 |
Outcome
| Bills passed by the Senate: |
| Passed by both Houses: |
| Government bills |
170 |
| Private senator's bills |
2 |
| Still before the House of Representatives: |
| Government bills |
2 |
| Bills still before the Senate: |
| Government bills |
14 |
| Private senator's bills |
26 |
| Bills discharged from the Notice Paper |
| Government bills |
4 |
| Total |
218 |
Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses:
| |
Total |
| Total |
1 |
Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2006
| |
Total |
| Bills to which second reading amendments were moved |
35 |
| Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed |
0 |
| Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole |
72 |
| Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole |
25 |
| Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole |
4 |
| Bills to which requests were agreed in committee of the whole |
1 |
| Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and negatived in committee of the whole |
7 |
| Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole |
17 |
Amendments and requests moved in committee of the whole
| Moved by |
Agreed to |
Negatived |
| Government |
360 |
0 |
| Opposition |
2 |
298 |
| Australian Democrats1 |
0 |
248 |
| Australian Greens |
3 |
82 |
| Family First Party2 |
7 |
17 |
| Opposition/Australian Democrats |
0 |
9 |
| Senators Barnett and Humphries |
0 |
12 |
| Senator Bartlett |
2 |
0 |
| Senator Colbeck |
1 |
0 |
| Senators Colbeck and Scullion |
0 |
3 |
| Senator Joyce |
0 |
13 |
| Senators Stott Despoja and Webber3 |
16 |
2 |
| Total |
391 |
684 |
| Total amendments, requests moved |
1126 |
1 1 amendment was withdrawn
2 1 amendment was withdrawn
3 1 amendment was withdrawn
These figures are broken down in detail under Committee of the Whole