Bills passed in the Senate—2008

Total number of bills	163
Total number of packages of bills	126
* Amendments made	28 bills
r Requests made	9 bills
s Senate bill	11 bills
ps Private senators' bills	2 bills

A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Customs) Amendment Bill 2008 (23 September 2008)
A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Excise) Amendment Bill 2008 (23 September 2008)
A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—General) Amendment Bill 2008 (23 September 2008)
Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 (14 February 2008)
Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 (4 December 2008)
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2007-2008 (20 March 2008)
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2007-2008 (20 March 2008)
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2007-2008 (19 June 2008)
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2007-2008 (19 June 2008)
Appropriation (Economic Security Strategy) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 (24 November 2008)
Appropriation (Economic Security Strategy) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009 (24 November 2008)
Appropriation (Drought and Equine Influenza Assistance) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008 (14 February 2008)
Appropriation (Drought and Equine Influenza Assistance) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008 (14 February 2008)
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 (26 June 2008)
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 (26 June 2008)
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009 (26 June 2008)
s Archives Amendment Bill 2008 (16 October 2008)
AusLink (National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2008 (25 September 2008)
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Bill 2008 (27 November 2008)
Australian Energy Market Amendment (Minor Amendments) Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Bill 2008 (13 November 2008)
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2008 (25 September 2008)
Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 (4 September 2008)
Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences and Carriers' Liability Insurance) Bill 2008 (4 September 2008)
s Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2008 (16 October 2008)
* s Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2008 (3 December 2008)
Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Assessments and Advertising) Bill 2008 (24 June 2008)
COAG Reform Fund Bill 2008 (4 December 2008)
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Amendment Bill 2008 (15 May 2008)
Commonwealth Securities and Investment Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (23 June 2008)
s Communications Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2008 (17 March 2008)
Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008 (4 December 2008)
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Bill 2008 (24 June 2008)
s Cross-Border Insolvency Bill 2008 (11 March 2008)
Customs Amendment (Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2008 (13 November 2008)
Customs Amendment (Strengthening Border Controls) Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising) Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2008 (13 November 2008)
Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Content) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Bill 2008 (13 November 2008)
Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (13 March 2008)
* Dental Benefits Bill 2008 (18 June 2008)
Dental Benefits (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (18 June 2008)
Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (2 December 2008)
Evidence Amendment Bill 2008 (27 November 2008)
r Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008 (25 September 2008)
r Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008 (25 September 2008)
Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
* r Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (25 June 2008)
* Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 (27 November 2008)
* Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (1 December 2008)
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
* r Family Law Amendment ( De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (10 November 2008)
Farm Household Support Amendment (Additional Drought Assistance Measures) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Financial Claims Scheme (ADIs) Levy Bill 2008 (16 October 2008)
Financial Claims Scheme (General Insurers) Levy Bill 2008 (16 October 2008)
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (4 September 2008)
Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial claims Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (16 October 2008)
s Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Review of Prudential Decisions) Bill 2008 (11 March 2008)
Financial Transaction Reports Amendment (Transitional Arrangements) Bill 2008 (13 November 2008)
First Home Saver Accounts Bill 2008 (18 June 2008)
First Home Saver Accounts (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (18 June 2008)
First Home Saver Accounts (Further Provisions) Amendment Bill 2008 (24 September 2008)
First Home Saver Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 2008 (24 September 2008)
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arrangements for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Other Matters) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Governance Review Implementation (AASB and AUASB) Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
Governor-General Amendment (Salary and Superannuation) Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
* Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (11 November 2008)
Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding Appropriation Bill 2008 (26 November 2008)
Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Health Insurance Amendment (90 Day Pay Doctor Cheque Scheme) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Higher Education Support Amendment (2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2008
Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Bill 2008 (4 September 2008)
Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Assistance) Bill 2008 (13 March 2008)
Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Bill 2008 (18 June 2008)
Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Transitional) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
ps Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2] (13 November 2008)
Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (23 June 2008)
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment (2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 (12 March 2008)
* Infrastructure Australia Bill 2008 (19 March 2008)
International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008 (18 September 2008)
International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008 (16 October 2008)
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008 (4 December 2008)
Judiciary Amendment Bill 2008 (24 June 2008)
Lands Acquisition Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
Law Officers Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Migration Amendment (Notification Review) Bill 2008 (14 October 2008)
* s Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008 (28 August 2008)
s Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill 2008 (27 November 2008)
Military Memorials of National Significance Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
National Film and Sound Archive Bill 2008 (13 March 2008)
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2008 (2 September 2008)
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2008 (17 June 2008)
National Measurement Amendment Bill 2008 (27 November 2008)
National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008 (24 November 2008)
* National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (24 November 2008)
* Nation-building Funds Bill 2008 (4 December 2008)
* Nation-building Funds (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (4 December 2008)
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Datum) Bill 2008 (4 September 2008)
* Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 (10 November 2008)
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2008 (15 May 2008)
Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 (10 November 2008)
Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 (10 November 2008)
Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 (10 November 2008)
Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2008 (25 June 2008)
Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (28 August 2008)
Quarantine Amendment (National Health Security) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
* Reserve Bank Amendment (Enhanced Independence) Bill 2008 (23 June 2008)
r Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008 (4 December 2008)
* Safe Work Australia Bill 2008 (14 October 2008)
Safe Work Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2008 (14 October 2008)
* r Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Bill 2008 (26 November 2008)
* r Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—Superannuation) Bill 2008 (24 November 2008)
* Schools Assistance Bill 2008 (2 December 2008)
Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2008 (13 March 2008)
Screen Australia Bill 2008 (13 March 2008)
Skills Australia Bill 2008 (12 March 2008)
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Economic Security Strategy) Bill 2008 (24 November 2008)
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Employment Entry Payment) Bill 2008 (23 June 2008)
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amemdnet (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008 (4 December 2008)
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Allowances) Bill 2008 (12 March 2008)
Social Security and Veterans Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Bill 2008 (15 May 2008)
s Statute Law Revision Bill 2008 (15 May 2008)
Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Amendment Bill 2008 (4 December 2008)
s Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (15 May 2008)
Sydney Airport Demand Management Amendment Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
* Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 (17 June 2008)
Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 3) Bill 2008 (1 September 2008)
* Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 4) Bill 2008 (3 September 2008)
Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008 (1 December 2008)
Tax Laws Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2008 (25 June 2008)
Tax Laws Amendment (Education Refund) Bill 2008 (27 November 2008)
Tax Laws Amendment (Election Commitments No. 1) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
r Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 (25 September 2008)
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2008 (18 June 2008)
* Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill (No. 2) 2008 (16 October 2008)
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2008 (16 June 2008)
* Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2008 (14 May 2008)
Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (28 August 2008)
* s Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network) Bill 2008 (14 May 2008)
* r Temporary Residents' Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (4 December 2008)
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Poisons Standard) Bill 2008 (13 March 2008)
Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment (Annual Charges) Bill 2008 (28 August 2008)
Trade Practices Amendment (Access Declarations) Bill 2008 (13 March 2008)
* Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (17 September 2008)
Trade Practices Amendment (Clarity in Pricing) Bill 2008 (11 November 2008)
Tradex Scheme Amendment Bill 2008 (20 March 2008)
Transport Security Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 (27 November 2008)
ps Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Bill 2008 (22 September 2008)
Veterans Affairs Legislation Amendment (International Agreements and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (26 June 2008)
Veterans Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
* Water Amendment Bill 2008 (27 November 2008)
* Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
Wheat Export Marketing (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (19 June 2008)
* Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 (18 March 2008)

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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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