2019

• Routine of business

Second report - Tabled 17 October 2019

• Closing the Gap statement
• Indigenous Australian languages 

First report - Tabled 3 April 2019

• Parliamentary Code of Conduct
• Formal business
• Closing the Gap statement
• Indigenous Australian languages

2018

Fourth report - Tabled 28 November 2018

• Suspension motions and formal business

Third report - Tabled September 2018

• Disorder outside formal proceedings

Second report - Tabled September 2018

• Proposal to replace the parliamentary prayer with an invitation to prayer or reflection

First report - Tabled June 2018

• Hours of meeting and routine of business

2017

First report - Tabled December 2017

• Hours of meeting and routine of business
• Tracking public interest immunity claims
• Absence of a senator during a vote due to misadventure
• Mode of dress for senators and possible ‘time out’ rule
• Parliamentary Code for respecting cultural diversity and proposal to amend standing order 193

2016

First report - Tabled October 2016

• Photography in the chamber
• Ministerial statements
• Caring for infants

2015

Third report - Tabled November 2015

• Ministerial statements
• Publications Committee

Second report - Tabled June 2015

• Temporary orders relating to the routine of business and consideration of private senators’ bills
• Third party arbitration of public interest immunity claims

First report - Tabled March 2015

• Appropriations and Staffing Committee
• Cross-bench committee membership, chairing and order of speakers
• Powers of Chair in relation to disorder
• Language of matters raised under standing order 75
• Changes to standing and other orders relating to estimates hearings

2014

• Routine of business – proposals for discussion
• Photography in the Senate Chamber
• Seating for members of the House of Representatives on the floor of the Senate Chamber

 Second Report - Tabled July 2014

• Routine of business - proposals for discussion

• Temporary orders
• Matters referred by the Scrutiny of Bills Committee
• Question Time
• Routine of business 

2013

 Second Report - Tabled December 2013

• Parliamentary privilege: republication of Hansard extracts
• Speaking times in the open-ended adjournment debate
• Removal of gender-specific language in standing orders
• Routine of business

First Report - Tabled February 2013

• Electronic petitions
• Routine of business

2012

First Report - Tabled June 2012

• Consideration of private senators' bills
• Routine of business
• Consideration of non-controversial legislation
• Raising matters of privilege
• Changes to the printed Notice Paper and related matters

2011

Second Report - Tabled June 2011

• Operation of standing order 55(2) to (5)
• Consideration of private senators' bills
• Procedures for dealing with formal motions
• Use of general business time on Thursdays
• Consideration of government documents

First Report - Tabled March 2011

• Question time - temporary orders

2010

Fourth Report - Tabled November 2010

• Consideration of private senators' bills

Third Report - Tabled October 2010

• Question time – temporary order
• Correction of divisions after misadventure
• Procedure for consideration of private senators' bills

Second Report - Tabled June 2010

• Arrangements for the opening of Parliament
• Rules for questions under standing order 73

First Report - Tabled April 2010

• Private senators' bills - consideration
• Bills relying on delegated legislation
• Arrangements for the opening of Parliament

2009

Fourth Report - Tabled November 2009

• Rules for question time
• Public interest immunity claims: operation of the order of the Senate of 13 May 2009

Third Report - Tabled August 2009

• Committee proceedings and public interest immunity claims: order of the Senate of 13 May 2009
• Senators caring for an infant: standing order 175

Second Report - Tabled April 2009

• The Senate committee system

First Report - Tabled February 2009

• Restructuring question time
• Legislative and general purpose standing committees
• Temporary orders

2008

Third Report - Tabled November 2008

• Restructuring question time

Second Report - Tabled October 2008

• Questions to chairs of committees and other senators

First Report - Tabled September 2008

• Restructuring question time
• Reference of bills to committees
• Questions to chairs of committees
• Deputy chairs of committees
• Leave to make statements

2006

First Report - Tabled August 2006

• Restructuring the committee system

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Additional information received by the committee

• Options for more flexible procedures relating to the membership of committees, Office of the Clerk of the Senate, August 2006

• Response by the Clerk Assistant (Committees), Department of the Senate (John Vander Wyk) on the proposal to alter Senate committee
  system, 26 July 2006

• Response by the Secretary, Department of Parliamentary Services (Hilary Penfold, QC) on proposed changes to the Senate committee system, 8 August 2006

2005

Second Report - Tabled 28 October 2005

• Declaration of interests: registration of Senators' share tradings
• Unanswered questions and orders for documents: proposed amendments of standing orders 74(5) and 164
• Repeated motions for suspension of standing orders: ruling of the President of 14 September 2005 Second report of 2005 October 2005

First Report - Tabled 20 September 2005

• Storage of Senate documents
• Unauthorised disclosure of committee proceedings

2004

First Report - Tabled 29 March 2004

• Divisions on Thursdays
• Consideration of government documents
• Formal motions

2003

Third Report - Tabled December 2003

• Joint meetings to receive addresses by foreign heads of state
• Reference of Tax Expenditures Statement to estimates hearings

Second Report - Tabled August 2003

• Publication of questions on notice and answers: protection by parliamentary privilege

First Report - Tabled April 2003

• Time of meeting on Tuesday
• Senators breastfeeding infants
• Deadline for receipt of bills
• Presentation of the budget
• Committee meetings during adjourned debate
• Formal Motions

2002

First Report - Tabled June 2002

• Adjournment Debate Unanswered Questions on Notice

Second Report - 2002

• Chairs and quorums in committees, Adjournment debate on Tuesdays