Time spent on consideration of legislation—Autumn 2000
15 February to 13 April 2000
Details of bills that were debated in the Senate for more than five hours are available from Bills generating lengthy debates.
| Bill |
Time spent |
| A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Bill 2000 |
2 hrs 57 mins
|
A New Tax System (Fringe Benefits) Bill 2000;
A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Amendment Bill 2000 |
3 hrs 33 mins
|
|
A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Bill (No. 1) 2000 |
3 hrs 01 min
|
|
A New Tax System (Trade Practices Amendment) Bill 2000 |
01 min
|
|
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999 |
1 hr 17 mins
|
|
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1999 |
19 mins
|
|
Adelaide Airport Curfew Bill 1999 |
18 mins
|
|
Albury-Wodonga Development Amendment Bill 1999 |
25 mins
|
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 1999-2000;
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 1999-2000 |
5 hrs 12 mins
|
|
Appropriation (Dr Carmen Lawrence's Legal Costs) Bill 1999-2000 |
05 mins
|
|
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Amendment Bill 1999 [2000]
|
59 mins
|
|
Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Bill 1999 |
1 hr 48 mins
|
|
Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Amendment (Funding and Wool Tax) Bill 2000 |
53 mins
|
|
Aviation Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2000 |
1 hr 24 mins
|
|
Census Information Legislation Amendment Bill 2000 |
14 mins
|
| Child Support Legislation Amendment Bill 2000 |
1 hr 40 mins
|
| Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 1998 |
43 mins
|
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Charges Bill 1998;
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Bill 1998 |
2 hrs 29 mins
|
| Corporations Law Amendment (Employee Entitlements) Bill 2000 |
2 hrs 07 mins
|
| Crimes at Sea Bill 1999 |
04 mins
|
| Criminal Code Amendment (Application) Bill 1999 |
03 mins
|
Customs Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999;
Import Processing Charges Amendment Bill 1999 |
02 mins
|
| Customs Legislation Amendment (Criminal Sanctions and Other Measures) Bill 2000 |
19 mins
|
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2000;
Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2000 |
02 mins
|
| Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1999 |
01 min
|
Dairy Industry Adjustment Bill 2000;
Dairy Adjustment Levy (Excise) Bill 2000;
Dairy Adjustment Levy (Customs) Bill 2000;
Dairy Adjustment Levy (General) Bill 2000 |
4 hrs 17 mins
|
| Employment, Education and Training Amendment Bill 1999 |
1 hr 04 mins
|
| Environmental Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2000 |
01 min
|
| Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill 2000 |
2 hrs 31 mins
|
| Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Bill 1999 |
1 hr 15 mins
|
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2000;
Pooled Development Funds Amendment Bill 1999 |
01 min
|
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill (No. 2) 1999;
Superannuation Supervisory Levy Determination Validation Bill 1999;
Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Determination Validation Bill 1999;
Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Determination Validation Bill 1999;
General Insurance Supervisory Levy Determination Validation Bill 1999;
Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Determination Validation Bill 1999 |
54 mins
|
Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999;
A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Bill (No. 1) 2000
(introduced together then listed separately) |
01 min
|
| Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999 |
22 mins
|
Gladstone Power Station Agreement (Repeal) Bill 1999;
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Amendment Bill 1999
(introduced together then listed separately) |
02 mins
|
| Gladstone Power Station Agreement (Repeal) Bill 1999 |
02 mins
|
| Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging Services) Bill 1999 |
32 mins
|
| Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1998 |
52 mins
|
| Health Legislation Amendment (Gap Cover Schemes) Bill 2000 |
01 min
|
Import Processing Charges Amendment (Warehouses) Bill 1999;
Customs Amendment (Warehouses) Bill 1999 |
30 mins
|
| Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2000 |
1 hr 26 mins
|
| Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999 [2000] |
31 mins
|
| Ministers of State and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 1999 |
52 mins
|
| Navigation Amendment (Employment of Seafarers) Bill 1998 |
2 hrs 26 mins
|
New Business Tax System (Miscellaneous) Bill 1999;
New Business Tax System (Venture Capital Deficit Tax) Bill 1999;
Albury-Wodonga Development Amendment Bill 1999 |
02 mins
|
| Norfolk Island Amendment Bill 1999 [2000] |
1 hr 12 mins
|
| Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Legislation Amendment Bill 1999 |
19 mins
|
| Primary Industries (Excise) Levies (GST Consequential Amendments) Bill 2000 |
44 mins
|
| Privacy Amendment (Office of the Privacy Commissioner) Bill 1998 |
42 mins
|
Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 1999;
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 1999;
Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 1999 |
02 mins
|
Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Amendment Bill 2000;
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2000;
Interstate Road Transport Amendment Bill 2000 |
20 mins
|
| Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Bill 2000 |
01 min
|
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 2000;
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies (GST Consequential Amendments) Bill 2000
(introduced together then listed separately) |
01 min
|
| Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 2000 |
1 hr 46 mins
|
| Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 8) 1999 |
1 hr 02 mins
|
| Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Amendment Bill 1999 |
36 mins
|
| Telecommunications (Interception) Legislation Amendment Bill 2000 |
01 min
|
| Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Amendment Bill 1999 |
05 mins
|
| Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 1999 |
05 mins
|
| Timor Gap Treaty (Transitional Arrangements) Bill 2000 |
15 mins
|
| Transport and Territories Legislation Amendment Bill 1999 |
01 min
|
| Youth Allowance Consolidation Bill 1999 |
3 hrs 01 min
|
| Total time spent on legislation |
57 hrs 51 mins
|
| Percentage of business time spent on legislation |
39.5% |
Note: The figures above exclude the time spent on consideration of the Human Rights (Mandatory Sentencing of Juvenile Offenders) Bill 1999, a private senator's bill, which was given precedence over all government and general business by order of the Senate on 13 March 2000. [9 hrs 52 mins]