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type="hidden" name="expand" id="expand" value="False"/> <div class="row"> <div class="medium-4 columns"> <input type="radio" id="pn1" name="drt" value="1" class="radio-input" onKeyPress="doClick('btnSearch', event)" /> <label onKeyPress="doClick('btnSearch', event)" for="pn1">Date range </label> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns"> <select id="dateRange" name="drv" onkeypress="doClick('btnSearch')" class="full-width" aria-label="Date range"> <option value="0" >None</option> <option value="1" >Yesterday</option> <option value="2" >Today</option> <option value="3" >Current Year</option> <option value="4" >Last Year</option> <option value="5" >Current Session</option> <option value="6" >Last Parliament</option> <option value="7" selected="selected" >Current Parliament</option> </select> </div> <input type="hidden" name="drvH" id="drvH" value="7"/> </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="medium-4 columns"> <input type="radio" id="pn2" name="drt" value="2" class="radio-input" 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class="medium-4 columns"> <label for="f">Bill Introduced (From)</label> <input type="text" id="f" name="f" maxlength="50" value="26/07/2022" class="datepicker text-input medium" onKeyPress="doClick('btnSearch', event)" /> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns"> <label for="to">Bill Introduced (To)</label> <input type="text" id="to" name="to" maxlength="50" value="27/11/2024" class="datepicker text-input medium" onKeyPress="doClick('btnSearch', event)" /> </div> <p class="popup-hint"> <a> <img src="/images/template/icons/help.png" alt="Help icon" /> <span>Using the Bill Introduced date fields will allow you to search bills by the date they were introduced into Parliament.<br /> Clicking the 'Bill Introduced (From)' and 'Bill Introduced (To)' fields displays a calendar.<br /> Alternatively select date by typing into these fields in the format 'dd/mm/yyyy'.</span> </a> </p> </div> <div id="main_0_content_1_ctl04_datePanel_pnlProgressDate"> <div class="row"> <div class="medium-4 columns"> 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class="medium-6 columns" style="width: 68%;"> <strong>Current Bills</strong> <div class="check-holder"> <input type="checkbox" id="bs" name="bs" value="1" checked="checked" class="check-input" onKeyPress="doClick('btnSearch', event)" /> <label onKeyPress="doClick('btnSearch', event)" for="bs">Before Senate</label> </div> <div class="check-holder"> <input type="checkbox" id="pbh" name="pbh" value="1" checked="checked" class="check-input" onKeyPress="doClick('btnSearch', event)" /> <label onKeyPress="doClick('btnSearch', event)" for="pbh">Passed both houses</label> </div> <div class="check-holder"> <input type="checkbox" id="bhor" name="bhor" value="1" checked="checked" class="check-input" onKeyPress="doClick('btnSearch', event)" /> <label onKeyPress="doClick('btnSearch', event)" for="bhor">Before House of Representatives</label> </div> </div>  <div class="medium-6 columns" style="width: 32%;"> <strong>Previous Bills</strong> <div class="check-holder"> <input type="checkbox" id="ra" 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event)" for="g">Government</label> </div>  </div> </fieldset> <div class="row"> <div class="columns "> <input type="submit" class="button btn-search" title="Search" id="btnSearch" value="Search" onclick="document.getElementById('titleLetter').parentNode.removeChild(document.getElementById('titleLetter')); this.form.action = '/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results ';this.form.method='get';clearForm(this.form);this.form.submit();" /> </div> </div> </div>  <script type="text/javascript"> var bs = document.getElementById("bs"); var bhor = document.getElementById("bhor"); var pbh = document.getElementById("pbh"); var ra = document.getElementById("ra"); var np = document.getElementById("np"); var search = document.getElementById("q"); search.setAttribute("title", "Search"); if (bs != null) { bs.onclick = function () { checkStatus(this); } bs.onkeypress = function () { checkStatus(this); } } if (bhor != null) { bhor.onclick = function () { checkStatus(this); } 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clearForm(this.form); this.form.submit(); } } var dateRangeRadio = document.getElementById("pn1"); var parlNumberRadio = document.getElementById("pn2"); var dr = document.getElementById("dateRange"); var type = document.getElementById("drt"); var dateFrom = document.getElementById("f"); var dateTo = document.getElementById("to"); var parlNumbers = document.getElementById("pnu"); var pnu = document.getElementById("pnu"); var pnuHidden = document.getElementById("pnuH"); var drHidden = document.getElementById("drvH"); if (dateRangeRadio != null) { if (!dateRangeRadio.checked) dr.disabled = true; dateRangeRadio.onclick = function () { pnu.disabled = true; dr.disabled = false; dr.onchange(); } dateRangeRadio.onkeypress = function () { pnu.disabled = true; dr.disabled = false; dr.onchange(); } } if (parlNumberRadio != null) { if (!parlNumberRadio.checked) pnu.disabled = true; parlNumberRadio.onclick = function () { dr.disabled = true; pnu.disabled = false; pnu.onchange(); } 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pnHash[parliamentNumber].DateTo.format("dd/MM/yyyy"); } } } if (dr != null) { dr.onchange = function () { var chosenoption = this.options[this.selectedIndex]; drHidden.value = chosenoption.value; switch (chosenoption.value) { case "0": // None { dateRangeRadio.checked = true; parlNumberRadio.checked = false; dateFrom.value = "dd/mm/yyyy"; dateTo.value = dateFrom.value; parlNumbers.selectedIndex = 0; } break; case "1": // Yesterday { dateRangeRadio.checked = true; parlNumberRadio.checked = false; dateFrom.value = '26/11/2024'; dateTo.value = '26/11/2024'; parlNumbers.selectedIndex = 0; } break; case "2": // Today { dateRangeRadio.checked = true; parlNumberRadio.checked = false; dateFrom.value = '27/11/2024'; dateTo.value = '27/11/2024'; parlNumbers.selectedIndex = 0; } break; case "3": // Current Year { date = new Date(); dateRangeRadio.checked = true; parlNumberRadio.checked = false; dateFrom.value = "01/01/" + date.getFullYear(); dateTo.value = "31/12/" + date.getFullYear(); } break; case "4": // Last Year { date = new Date(); dateRangeRadio.checked = true; parlNumberRadio.checked = false; dateFrom.value = "01/01/" + (date.getFullYear() - 1); dateTo.value = "31/12/" + (date.getFullYear() - 1); } break; case "5": // Current Session { dateRangeRadio.checked = true; parlNumberRadio.checked = false; dateFrom.value = '06/09/2015'; dateTo.value = '17/09/2015'; } break; case "6": // Last Parliament { dateFrom.value = '02/07/2019'; dateTo.value = '25/07/2022'; } break; case "7": // Current Parliament { dateFrom.value = '26/07/2022'; dateTo.value = '27/11/2024'; } break; } } } var pnData; var pnHash = new Array(); var currentParliament = 0; tempuri.org.ParliamentNumbers.GetDates(PNCallBack); function PNCallBack(WebServiceResult) { currentParliament = WebServiceResult[0].ParliamentNumber; for (i = 0; i < WebServiceResult.length; i++) { var pnObject = WebServiceResult[i]; pnHash[pnObject.ParliamentNumber] = pnObject; } // set DateTo on the current parliament pnHash[currentParliament].DateTo = new Date(); } </script> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large-12 columns"> <h2>Browse bills</h2> <dl> <dt>Browse all bills by title</dt> <dd> <ul class="inline-list"> <li><a href="/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results?t=A">A</a></li> <li><a href="/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results?t=B">B</a></li> <li><a href="/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results?t=C">C</a></li> <li><a href="/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results?t=D">D</a></li> <li><a href="/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results?t=E">E</a></li> <li><a href="/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results?t=F">F</a></li> <li><a href="/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results?t=G">G</a></li> <li><a href="/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results?t=H">H</a></li> <li><a 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