Figure 1 – Organisational structure

Executive/Clerk's Office

Richard Pye

Clerk of the Senate

Jackie Morris

Deputy Clerk of the Senate

Rachel Callinan

Clerk Assistant (Procedure)

Procedure Office

Procedural support, legislative scrutiny and parliamentary information resources

Parliamentary Education Office

Parliamentary education resources and programs for teachers and students

Tim Bryant

Clerk Assistant (Table)

Table Office

Procedural and secretariat support for the Senate

Senate Public Information Office

Information management, resource production and ICT liaison

Toni Matulick

Clerk Assistant (Committees)

Committee Office

Secretariat support for committees

John Begley

Usher of the Black Rod/Chief Operating Officer

Black Rod’s Office

Corporate support for the department and administrative advice for senators

Figure 4 – Types of written advice provided by the Clerk, 2022–23

• Privilege = 32
• Procedure = 57
• Constitutional matters = 4
• Committee matters = 42
• Legislation = 0

Figure 5 – Number of advices provided by the Clerk's Office, 2019–20 to 2022–23

• 2019-20 = 99
• 2020-21 = 101
• 2021-22 = 97
• 2022-23 = 135

Figure 7 – Senate legislative activity, 2019–20 to 2022–23

2019–20 (58 sitting days):

• 153 bills passed both Houses
• 55 bills to which amendments were moved
• 30 bills to which amendments were agreed

2020–21 (48 sitting days):

• 157 bills passed both Houses
• 56 bills to which amendments were moved
• 29 bills to which amendments were agreed

2021–22 (33 sitting days (election)):

• 97 bills passed both Houses
• 42 bills to which amendments were moved
• 18 bills to which amendments were agreed

2022–23 (56 sitting days):

• 114 bills passed both Houses
• 49 bills to which amendments were moved
• 32 bills to which amendments were agreed.

Figure 8 - Documents tabled in the Senate, 2019–20 to 2022–23

2019–20 (58 sitting days):

• 4,576 documents tabled

2020–21 (48 sitting days):

• 4,099 documents tabled

2021–22 (33 sitting days (election)):

• 4,087 documents tabled

2022–23 (56 sitting days):

• 5,380 documents tabled

Figure 13 – Number of committee hearings, 2019–20 to 2022–23

2019-20 committee hearings:

• Other 182
• Estimates 43

2020-21 committee hearings:

• Other 300
• Estimates 95

2021-22 committee hearings:

• Other 156
• Estimates 66

2022-23 committee hearings:

• Other 165
• Estimates 91

Figure 14 – Number of references to committees, 2019–20 to 2022–23

Number of references to committees 2019-20:

• Bills referred 74 (27% of all bills)
• Other 59

Number of references to committees 2020-21:

• Bills referred 66 (32% of all bills)
• Other 28

Number of references to committees 2021-22:

• Bills referred 37 (23% of all bills)
• Other 14

Number of references to committees 2022-23:

• Bills referred 75 (36% of all bills)
• Other 50

Figure 15 – Reports presented by all committees supported by the Committee Office 2019–20 to 2022–23

Reports presented by all committees:

• 2019-20: 106
• 2020-21: 175
• 2021-22: 199
• 2022-23: 121

Figure 19 – Full-time equivalent staff numbers, 2019–20 to 2022–23

Full-time equivalent staff numbers:

• 2019–20: 156
• 2020–21: 168
• 2021–22: 171
• 2022–23: 169

Figure 20 – Expenses by type 2022–23

Expenses by type 2022–23:

• Employee benefits: $23.805m, 90%
• Subscriptions, media and publications: $0.525m, 2%
• Consultants and contractors: $0.334m, 1%
• Travel: $0.768m, 3%
• Other supplier expenses: $0.927m, 4%