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** There were 10 amendments and 3 requests moved and subsequently withdrawn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