Origins and outcomes—2000
Bills considered by the Senate
Origin
| On Senate Notice Paper as at 1 January 2000: |
| Government bills (originating in Senate, 1999) |
5 |
| Private senator's bills (originating in Senate, 1998, 1999) |
2 |
| Government bills (received from House of Representatives 1998, 1999) |
29 |
| Introduced in the Senate: |
| Government bills |
19 |
| Private senator's bills |
10 |
| Bill created by division of bill in Senate: |
1 |
| Received from the House of Representatives: |
| Government bills |
158 |
| Private member's bill |
1 |
| Total |
225 |
Outcome
| Bills passed by the Senate: |
| Passed by both Houses: |
| Government bills |
173 |
| Private member's bill |
1 |
| Still before the House of Representatives |
| Government bills |
6 |
| Private senator's bill |
1 |
| Bills negatived in the Senate: |
| Negatived at second reading |
5 |
| Negatived at third reading |
1 |
| Bills still before the Senate: |
| Government bills |
27 |
| Private senator's bills |
11 |
| Total |
225 |
Bills considered by the Senate before 2000 still listed on the Senate Notice Paper:
| |
Total |
| Government bills |
2 |
| Private senator's bills |
27 |
| Received from the House of Representatives |
14 |
| Message reported |
1 |
| Total |
44 |
Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses:
| |
Total |
| Total |
19 |
Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2000
| |
Total |
| Bills to which second reading amendments were moved |
33 |
| Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed |
13 |
| Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole |
73 |
| Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole |
63 |
| Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole |
12 |
| Bills to which requests were agreed in committee of the whole |
8 |
| Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and negatived in committee of the whole |
18 |
| Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole |
12 |
Amendments and requests moved in committee of the whole
| Moved by |
Amendments |
Requests |
| Agreed to |
Negatived |
Agreed to |
Negatived |
| Government |
335 |
1 |
39 |
- |
| Opposition * |
291 |
96 |
4 |
1 |
| Australian Democrats * |
85 |
105 |
6 |
10 |
| Independent |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
| Australian Greens |
7 |
134 |
- |
1 |
| Pauline Hansons One Nation |
- |
165 |
- |
- |
| Opposition/Australian Democrats |
97 |
- |
- |
- |
| Senator Chapman |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total ** |
817 |
507 |
49 |
12 |
| Total amendments moved |
1340 |
| Total requests moved |
64 |
* There are 5 Opposition amendments and 1 Australian Democrats amendment pending.
** There were 10 amendments and 3 requests moved and subsequently withdrawn
These figures are broken down in detail under Committee of the Whole