General
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2013 to date
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Number of sitting days
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Average length of a sitting day
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Longest sitting day
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10 hrs 59 mins
(6 February)
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Shortest sitting day
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9 hrs 05 mins
(5 February)
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Hours of sitting
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Business conducted in the Senate
- government business
- general business
- including time spent on private senators' bills
- questions without notice
- urgency/MPI
- business of the Senate
- other
- adjournment debate
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7 hrs 55 mins
10 hrs 38 mins
2 hrs 21 mins
3 hr 10 mins
2 hrs 04 mins
0 hrs 46 mins
0 hrs 03 mins
3 hrs 58 mins
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Questions placed on notice
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Questions without notice (including supplementary questions)
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Average daily number of questions without notice
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Notices of motion given |
46
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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 30 November 2012 to 7 February 2013 inclusive |