General |
2009 to date
|
| Number of sitting days |
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| Average length of a sitting day |
|
| Longest sitting day |
9 hrs 53 mins
(4 February)
|
| Shortest sitting day |
6 hrs 51 mins
(3 February)
|
| Hours of sitting |
|
| Business conducted in the Senate
government business
general business
questions without notice
urgency/MPI
business of the Senate
other
adjournment debate |
16 hrs 01 min
4 hrs 05 mins
3 hrs 16 mins
1 hr 02 mins
—
0 hrs 42 mins
1 hr 07 mins
|
| Questions placed on notice |
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| Questions without notice
(including supplementary questions)
Question time held on: |
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| Average daily number of questions without
notice |
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| Petitions presented |
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| Signatories to petitions |
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| Divisions |
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| * Questions placed on notice from
5 December 2008 to 5 February 2009 (inclusive) |
Legislation
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| Introduced in the Senate
government bills
private senators' bills |
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| Received from the House of Representatives |
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| Passed in the Senate |
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| Bills negatived |
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| Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' |
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| Bills referred to committees |
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