Origins and outcomes—2010
42nd Parliament
Origin
| On Senate Notice Paper as at 1 January 2010: |
| Government bill (originating in Senate 2009) |
1 |
| Government bills (received from House of Representatives 2008, 2009) |
27 |
| Private senator's bill (originating in Senate 2009) |
1 |
| Introduced in the Senate (1 January to 19 July 2010): |
| Government bill |
1 |
| Private senator's bills |
17 |
| Received from the House of Representatives (1 January to 19 July 2010): |
| Government bills |
122 |
| Total |
169 |
Outcome
| Bills passed by the Senate: |
| Passed by both Houses: |
| Government bills |
114 |
| Still before the House of Representatives: |
| Government bill |
1 |
| Private senator's bills |
2 |
| Bills still before the Senate: |
| Government bills |
33 |
| Private senator's bills |
15 |
| Bills negatived in the Senate: |
| Negatived at second reading: |
| Government bills |
3 |
| Private senator's bill |
1 |
| Total |
169 |
NB:Bills still before the House of Representatives at the end of the 42nd Parliament lapsed at prorogation. Bills still before the Senate at the end of the 42nd Parliament lapsed immediately before the commencement of the 43rd Parliament.
43rd Parliament
| Introduced in the Senate (28 September to 31 December 2010): |
| Government bill |
10 |
| Private senator's bills |
44 |
| Received from the House of Representatives (28 September to 19 July 2010): |
| Government bills |
50 |
| Private member's bill |
1 |
| Restored to the Notice Paper: |
| Private Senator's bills |
4 |
| Total |
109 |
Outcome
| Bills passed by the Senate: |
| Passed by both Houses: |
| Government bills |
36 |
| Still before the House of Representatives: |
| Government bills |
4 |
| Bills still before the Senate: |
| Government bills |
20 |
| Private senator's bills |
48 |
| Private member's bill |
1 |
| Total |
109 |
Bills on which there was a disagreement between the Houses:
| |
Total |
| Total |
5 |
Bills to which amendments and requests were moved during 2010
| |
Total |
| Bills to which second reading amendments were moved |
15 |
| Bills to which second reading amendments were agreed |
4 |
| Bills to which amendments were moved in committee of the whole |
40 |
| Bills to which amendments were agreed in committee of the whole |
28 |
| Bills to which requests were moved in committee of the whole |
4 |
| Bills to which requests were agreed in committee of the whole |
3 |
| Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and negatived in committee of the whole |
11 |
| Bills to which items (etc) were opposed and agreed to in committee of the whole |
9 |
Amendments and requests moved in committee of the whole
| Moved by |
Agreed to |
Negatived |
| Government |
393 |
0 |
| Opposition |
55 |
95 |
| Australian Greens1 |
22 |
129 |
| Family First Party |
0 |
27 |
| Independent (Senator Xenophon) |
14 |
23 |
| Independent/Australian Greens |
2 |
0 |
| Total |
486 |
274 |
| Total amendments, requests moved |
762 |
1 2 amendments withdrawn
These figures are broken down in detail under Committee of the Whole