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

January 2024

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

Senate
House of Representatives
Both
Public Holiday
Other

Date	Title
28/01/24	Inquiry Submission Closing DoD ADFA LIA
28/01/24	Inquiry Submission Closing DoD RAAF Learmonth
28/01/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
29/01/24	House Committee Public Hearing
29/01/24	House Committee Public Hearing
30/01/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
30/01/24	House Committee Public Hearing
30/01/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
31/01/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
31/01/24	Inquiry Submission Closing ASIO Act CQP 2023
31/01/24	Inquiry Report Tabling Miscellaneous Measures 23
31/01/24	Inquiry Report Tabling Closing Loopholes
31/01/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
31/01/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
31/01/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
31/01/24	House Committee Public Hearing
01/02/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing
01/02/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing
01/02/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing
01/02/24	Inquiry Submission Closing NSLAB CROM 3
01/02/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing
01/02/24	House Committee Public Hearing
02/02/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
04/02/24	Inquiry Report Tabling GovAmend TLAB MultiTax24
04/02/24	Inquiry Report Tabling Paid Parental Leave
04/02/24	Inquiry Submission Closing Defence AR 2022-23
04/02/24	Inquiry Report Tabling ARC Review Response 47
04/02/24	Inquiry Report Tabling PrimaryIndustriesBills23
04/02/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing
04/02/24	House Committee Public Hearing
04/02/24	House Committee Public Hearing
04/02/24	Senate Committee Public Hearing
04/02/24	Joint Committee Public Hearing

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