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StatsNet > Potential double dissolution triggers

Bills laid aside or negatived, their history and status as possibly meeting the requirements of section 57 of the Constitution [42nd Parliament]
(as at 9 March 2010)

STATUS

ORIGINAL BILL TITLE AND OUTCOME

SUBSEQUENT BILL(S) AND OUTCOME

no longer a potential trigger

A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Customs) Amendment Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 4 September 2008; 2nd reading moved again and agreed to 22 September 2008; bill passed 23 September 2008

 

no longer a potential trigger

A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Excise) Amendment Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 4 September 2008; 2nd reading moved again and agreed to 22 September 2008; bill passed 23 September 2008

 

no longer a potential trigger

A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—General) Amendment Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 4 September 2008; 2nd reading moved again and agreed to 22 September 2008; bill passed 23 September 2008

 

no longer a potential trigger

Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009

HR bill – negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 12 February 2009

Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 [No. 2]

HR bill – identical to original bill – introduced and passed by HR 12 February 2009; introduced and passed by Senate 13 February 2009

no longer a potential trigger

Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009

HR bill – negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 12 February 2009

Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009 [No. 2]

HR bill – identical to original bill – introduced and passed by HR 12 February 2009; introduced and passed by Senate 13 February 2009

potential trigger

Australian Business Investment Partnership Bill 2009

HR bill – amended (6 Govt; 4 AG; 7 FFP; 4 Xenophon) and negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 16 June 2009

 

potential trigger

Australian Business Investment Partnership (Consequential Amendment) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 16 June 2009

 
trigger

Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; amended (2 Govt) and negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

trigger

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; amended (43 Govt) and requested amendments (2 Govt); HR made requests 2 December 2009; negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

trigger

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill as amended (144 Govt) by HR 4 June 2009 - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; amended (123 Govt) and negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

trigger

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—Customs) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—Customs) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

trigger

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—Excise) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—Excise) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

trigger

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—General) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—General) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

trigger

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill as amended (2 Govt) by HR 4 June 2009 - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; amended (19 Govt) and negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

trigger

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; Senate requested amendments (13 Govt) and HR made requests 2 December 2009; negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

trigger

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

no longer a potential trigger

Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 12 February 2009

Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill – identical to original bill – introduced and passed by HR 12 February 2009; introduced and passed by Senate 13 February 2009

no longer a potential trigger1

Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009

HR bill – Senate requested amendments (18 Opp) which HR did not make 17 March 2009; Senate did not press requests for amendments and negatived 3rd reading 18 March 2009

Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill – identical to original bill – introduced and passed by HR 22 June 2009; introduced in Senate 23 June 2009 and passed 13 August 2009

Customs Tariff Validation Bill 2009

HR bill – validated customs duties demanded or collected before 14 May 2009 [motion for the Customs Tariff Proposal No. 1( 2008) was moved by HR on 13 May 2008] – introduced and passed by HR 12 May 2009; introduced by Senate 12 May 2009 and passed 13 February 2009
[motion for the Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 3) 2009 was moved by HR on 12 May 2009]

trigger

Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

no longer a potential trigger1

Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009

HR bill – Senate requested amendments (2 Opp) which HR did not make 17 March 2009; Senate did not press requests for amendments and negatived 3rd reading 18 March 2009

Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill – identical to original bill – introduced and passed by HR 22 June 2009; introduced in Senate 23 June 2009 and passed 13 August 2009

Excise Tariff Validation Bill 2009

HR bill – validated excise duties demanded or collected before 14 May 2009 [motion for the Excise Tariff Proposal No. 1( 2008) moved by HR 13 May 2008] – introduced and passed HR 12 May 2009; introduced by Senate 12 May 2009 and passed 13 February 2009
[motion for the Excise Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2009 was moved by HR 12 May 2009]

trigger

Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 13 August 2009

Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill - identical to original bill - introduced by HR 22 October 2009 and passed 16 November 2009; introduced by Senate 17 November 2009; negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 2 December 2009

trigger

Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009

HR bill - negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 9 September 2009

Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill – identical to original bill – introduced by HR 19 November 2009 and passed 3 February 2010; introduced by Senate 4 February 2010; negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 9 March 2010

trigger

Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2009

HR bill - negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 9 September 2009

Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill – identical to original bill – introduced by HR 19 November 2009 and passed 3 February 2010; introduced by Senate 4 February 2010; negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 24 February 2010

trigger

Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Bill 2009

HR bill - negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 9 September 2009

Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge––Fringe Benefits) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill – identical to original bill – introduced by HR 19 November 2009 and passed 3 February 2010; introduced by Senate 4 February 2010; negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 24 February 2010

no longer a potential trigger

Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009

HR bill – amended (1 Govt) and negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 18 August 2009

Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2009

HR bill – Schedule 1 identical to Schedule 1 of original bill – introduced by HR 9 September 2009

Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Tertiary Admission Centres) Bill 2009

HR bill – Schedule 1 incorporates amendment to Schedule 2 of original bill agreed to by Senate on 17 August 2009; Schedule 2 identical to Schedule 3 of original bill – introduced by HR 9 September 2009

potential trigger

Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 4 February 2009

 

potential trigger

Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 4 February 2009

 

potential trigger

Horse Disease Response Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 4 February 2009

 

no longer a potential trigger

Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009

HR bill – amended (6 Govt) and negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 12 February 2009

Household Stimulus Package Bill (No. 2) 2009

HR bill – incorporated amendments agreed to by Senate on 12 February 2009 – introduced and passed by HR 12 February 2009; introduced and passed by Senate 13 February 2009

no longer a potential trigger

Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 19 March 2008

Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008

HR bill – contained provisions which had the same effect as the Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2008 – introduced 25 September 2008 and passed by HR 23 October 2008; introduced in Senate 10 November 2008 and passed 4 December 2008

potential trigger

National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 12 November 2008

 

potential trigger

National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 12 November 2008

 

no longer a potential trigger

National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other Benefits––Cost Recovery) Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 28 August 2008

National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other Benefits––Cost Recovery) Bill 2008 [No. 2]

HR bill – identical to original bill – introduced 12 May 2009 and passed by HR 13 May 2009; introduced in Senate 14 May 2009; amended (2 AG) and passed by Senate on 15 June 2009; HR agreed to amendments 16 June 2009

no longer a potential trigger

Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Repeal Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 19 March 2008

Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008

HR bill – contained provisions which had the same effect as the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Repeal Bill 2008 – introduced 25 September 2008 and passed by HR 23 October 2008; introduced in Senate 10 November 2008; Senate requested amendments (8 Govt; 2 Opp) which HR made 4 December 2008; Senate passed bill 4 December 2008

no longer a potential trigger

Safe Work Australia Bill 2008

HR bill – amended (8 Opp; 1 AG; 3 Xenophon; 1 Division and 13 subclauses negatived) and passed by Senate 14 October 2008; HR disagreed to amendments 20 October 2008; Senate insisted on amendments 10 November 2008; HR insisted on disagreeing 11 November 2008; Senate again insisted on amendments and HR laid bill aside 4 December 2008

Safe Work Australia Bill 2008 [No. 2]

HR bill – identical to original bill – introduced by HR 13 May 2009 and passed by HR 12 August 2009; introduced by Senate 13 August 2009 and passed 7 September 2009

no longer a potential trigger

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009

HR bill – amended (7 Opp; 2 AG) and passed by Senate 17 November 2009; HR agreed to 2 (AG) amendments and disagreed to 7 (Opp) amendments 18 November 2009; the Senate committee of the whole disagreed to further amendments (8 Govt) and agreed not to insist on 7 (Opp) amendments; the Senate negatived the motion to adopt the report of the committee of the whole 24 November 2009

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

HR bill – incorporated 2 (AG) amendments (agreed to by the Senate on 17 November 2009 and by the HR on 18 November 2009) and 8 (Govt) further amendments (which were negatived by the Senate committee of the whole 24 November 2009) – introduced and passed by HR 25 November 2009; introduced by Senate 30 November 2009

no longer a potential trigger

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 4 December 2008; 2nd reading moved again and agreed to 4 February 2009; bill passed 4 February 2009

 

no longer a potential trigger

Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009

HR bill – amended (3 Govt) and negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 12 February 2009

Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill (No. 2) 2009

HR bill – incorporated amendments agreed to by Senate on 12 February 2009 – introduced and passed by HR 12 February 2009; introduced and passed by Senate 13 February 2009

no longer a potential trigger

Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009

HR bill – negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 12 February 2009

Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill (No. 2) 2009

HR bill – included amendments consequent on the change of short title for the main bill (see above) – introduced and passed by HR 12 February 2009; introduced and passed by Senate 13 February 2009

no longer a potential trigger

Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 3rd reading by Senate 26 June 2008

Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008

HR bill – contained most of the provisions in the Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 – introduced 20 March 2008 and passed by HR 14 May 2008; introduced by Senate 16 June 2008; amended (3 Govt) and passed by Senate 17 June 2008; HR agreed to amendments 23 June 2008

Tax Laws Amendment (Political Contributions and Gifts) Bill 2008

HR bill – contained the remaining provisions relating to the tax deductibility of contributions to political parties – introduced 27 August 2008 and passed by HR 13 October 2008; introduced by Senate 14 October 2008; amended (17 AG and 6 items negatived) and passed by Senate on 3 February 2009; HR reported message 4 February 2009

no longer a potential trigger

Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 4 September 2008; 2nd reading moved again and agreed to 22 September 2008; bill passed 25 September 2008

 

no longer a potential trigger

Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008

HR bill – negatived at 2nd reading by Senate 24 September 2008

Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill (No. 2) 2008

HR bill – contained similar (compromise) provisions to the Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008 – introduced 25 September 2008 and passed by HR 13 October 2008; introduced by Senate 14 October 2008; amended (1 AG; 6 AG-Xenophon) and passed by Senate on 16 October 2008; HR agreed to amendments 16 October 2008

1  See Department of the Senate Procedural Information Bulletin No. 231, dated 15 May 2009, and attached Clerk's advice, dated 17 April 2009.

 

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