Origins and outcomes—2009
Origin
| On Senate Notice Paper as at 1 January 2009: |
| Government bills (originating in Senate 2008) |
6 |
| Government bills (received from House of Representatives 2008) |
6 |
| Private senator's bill (originating in Senate 2008) |
1 |
| Introduced in the Senate: |
| Government bills |
7 |
| Private senator's bills |
25 |
| Second reading moved again: |
| Government bill |
1 |
| Received from the House of Representatives: |
| Government bills |
197 |
| Total |
243 |
Outcome
| Bills passed by the Senate: |
| Passed by both Houses: |
| Government bills |
136 |
| Still before the House of Representatives: |
| Government bills |
2 |
| Private senator's bill |
1 |
| Bills still before the Senate: |
| Government bills |
36 |
| Private senator's bills |
24 |
| Bills negatived in the Senate: |
| Negatived at second reading: |
| Government bills |
15 |
| Private senator's bill |
1 |
| Negatived at third reading: |
| Government bill |
25 |
| Bills discharged from the Notice Paper |
| Government bills |
3 |
| Total |
243 |
Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses:
| |
Total |
| Total |
9 |
Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2009
| |
Total |
| Bills to which second reading amendments were moved |
19 |
| Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed |
5 |
| Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole |
51 |
| Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole |
35 |
| Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole |
8 |
| Bills to which requests were agreed in committee of the whole |
5 |
| Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and negatived in committee of the whole |
5 |
| Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole |
10 |
Amendments and requests moved in committee of the whole
| Moved by |
Agreed to |
Negatived |
| Government |
664 |
14 |
| Opposition1 |
42 |
37 |
| Australian Greens |
55 |
271 |
| Family First Party |
7 |
25 |
| Independent (Senator Xenophon) |
14 |
40 |
| Nationals |
0 |
3 |
| Opposition/Family First Party/Independent |
2 |
0 |
| Australian Greens/Nationals |
0 |
1 |
| Senators Joyce, Nash and Williams |
0 |
6 |
| Senators Cormann, Cash, Back, Eggleston and Adams |
0 |
7 |
| Total |
784 |
404 |
| Total amendments, requests moved |
1196 |
1 8 amendments withdrawn
These figures are broken down in detail under Committee of the Whole