Business of the House and Federation Chamber
This appendix contains summary information on the business of the House and Federation Chamber in 2018–19.
Events |
Spring 2018 |
Autumn–Winter 2019 |
Total |
---|---|---|---|
Sitting weeks |
8 |
3 |
11 |
Sitting days |
32 |
10 |
42 |
Hours of sitting:a |
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including suspensions |
283 |
92 |
375 |
excluding suspensions |
280 |
91 |
371 |
Sittings after midnight |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Government bills introducedb |
68 |
57 |
125 |
Private members’ bills introducedc |
22 |
8 |
30 |
Private members’ motions moved |
11 |
1 |
12 |
Committee reports presented |
67 |
60 |
127 |
Days on which: |
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the adjournment motion was debated |
31 |
8 |
39 |
matters of public importance were discussed |
23 |
8 |
31 |
private members’ business occurred |
8 |
1 |
9 |
Divisions |
67 |
18 |
85 |
Closure of question agreed to |
6 |
3 |
9 |
Closure of member agreed to |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Bills subject to debate management motions |
0 |
0 |
0 |
a. Hours are rounded to the nearest hour. Discrepancies in totals are due to rounding.
b. Includes 13 Senate bills.
c. Includes two private senators’ bills.
Events |
Spring 2018 |
Autumn–Winter 2019 |
Total |
---|---|---|---|
Number of meetings |
32 |
9 |
41 |
Hours of meeting (excluding suspensions)a |
99 |
31 |
130 |
Bills referred |
2 |
5 |
7 |
Private members’ bills debated |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Private members’ motions moved |
40 |
8 |
48 |
Committee reports presented |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Committee and delegation reports referred |
21 |
8 |
29 |
Other documents debated |
3 |
1 |
4 |
Days on which: |
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the adjournment motion was debated |
8 |
3 |
11 |
grievance debate occurred |
8 |
2 |
10 |
private members’ business occurred |
9 |
1 |
10 |
a. Hours are rounded to the nearest hour. Discrepancies in totals are due to rounding.
Events |
2014–15 |
2015–16 |
2016–17 |
2017–18 |
2018–19 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Government bills introduced (including bills brought from the Senate) |
191 |
141 |
213 |
187 |
125 |
Initiated in the House |
181 |
136 |
206 |
172 |
112 |
Initiated in the Senate |
10 |
5 |
7 |
15 |
13 |
Private members’ bills introduceda |
12 |
21 |
35 |
35 |
30 |
Second-reading amendments moved |
22 |
16 |
40 |
45 |
37 |
Consideration-in-detail amendments moved: |
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government |
215 |
60 |
58 |
453 |
471 |
opposition |
62 |
38 |
44 |
44 |
63 |
non-aligned |
26 |
21 |
71 |
9 |
32 |
amendments to private members’ bills |
0 |
0 |
0 |
93 |
0 |
Consideration-in-detail amendments passed: |
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government |
215 |
60 |
58 |
453 |
471 |
opposition |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
non-aligned |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
amendments to private members’ bills |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
a. Includes private senators’ bills.
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