Number of sitting days
|
3
|
14
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Average length of a sitting day
|
17 hrs 46 mins
|
11 hrs 44 mins
|
Longest sitting day
|
28 hrs 56 mins
(17 March)
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28 hrs 56 mins
(17 March)
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Shortest sitting day
|
11 hrs 12 mins
(15 March)
|
08 hrs 34 mins
(1 March)
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Hours of sitting
|
53 hrs 17 mins
|
164 hrs 13 mins
|
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
|
33 hrs 16 mins
11 hrs 56 mins
02 hrs 26 mins
03 hrs 10 mins
02 hrs 03 mins
00 hrs 04 mins
00 hrs 29 mins
02 hrs 19 mins
|
68 hrs 14 mins
53 hrs 56 mins
09 hrs 26 mins
14 hrs 37 mins
10 hrs 22 mins
01 hrs 46 mins
01 hrs 45 mins
13 hrs 33 mins
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Questions placed on notice
|
38*
|
233**
|
Questions without notice (including supplementary questions)
|
114
3 sitting days
|
515
14 sitting days
|
Average daily number of questions without notice
|
38.0
|
36.8
|
Notices of motion given |
45
|
134
|
Petitions presented
|
4
|
10
|
Signatories to petitions
|
3 742
|
114 778
|
Divisions
|
51
|
108
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* Questions placed on notice from 4 March to 17 March 2016, inclusive
** Questions placed on notice from 4 December 2015 to 17 March 2016 inclusive
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