Graphs—2000

1 January to 31 December 2000

Total time, by type of business

Total time by type of business - 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000: government business 321:14; general business 156:22; questions without notice 72:55; business of the Senate; 24:04; urgency/MPI 9:27; other 6:32

Percentage of time, by type of business

government legislation 54%
other government business 1%

Comparative charts - 1991 to 2000

Proportion of time spent according to the type of business

Number of sitting days

Number of sitting days 1991 to 2000 (* indicates election year): 1991 83; 1992 76; 1993* 53; 1994 80; 1995 78; 1996* 71; 1997 82; 1998* 57; 1999 79; 2000 71

Average length of a sitting day

Average length of a sitting day 1991 to 2000 (* indicates election year): 1991 10.55; 1992 9.58; 1993* 9.83; 1994 7.83; 1995 8.17; 1996* 7.92; 1997 9.02; 1998* 9.48; 1999 8.83; 2000 8.88

Total Senate sitting times

Total Senate sitting time 1991 to 2000 (* indicates election year): 1991 875.65; 1992 728.08; 1993* 520.99; 1994 626.4; 1995 637.26; 1996* 562.06; 1997 740.7; 1998* 540.8; 1999 698.6; 2000 631.8

Average number of questions without notice asked

Average number of questions asked per sitting day 1991 to 2000 (* indicates election year): 1991 1900; 1992 1713; 1993* 1469; 1994 1702; 1995 1464; 1996* 1469; 1997 1757; 1998* 1176; 1999 1671; 2000 1572

Bills passed both Houses

Number of bills passed both houses 1991 to 2000 (* indicates election year): 1991 204; 1992 255; 1993* 138; 1994 167; 1995 180; 1996* 83; 1997 218; 1998* 135; 1999 206; 2000 174

February 2025

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
26	27	28	29	30	31	1
2 Other	3 Both	4 Both	5 Both	6 Other	7 Other	8
9 Both	10 Both	11 Both	12 Both	13 Other	14 Other	15
16	17 Other	18 Other	19 Other	20 Other	21 Other	22
23 Senate	24 Senate	25 Senate	26 Senate	27 Senate	28	1

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26 Feb 25: Inquiry Report Tabling Free TAFE 2024
27 Feb 25: Inquiry Submission Closing Global Entry Program
27 Feb 25: Inquiry Submission Closing First Nations Communities

Date	Title
23/02/25	Senate additional estimates
26/02/25	Inquiry Report Tabling Free TAFE 2024
27/02/25	Inquiry Submission Closing Global Entry Program
27/02/25	Inquiry Submission Closing First Nations Communities
27/02/25	Inquiry Submission Closing Three Day Guarantee
27/02/25	Inquiry Report Tabling Winegrape
02/03/25	Inquiry Submission Closing University Governance

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