Time spent on consideration of legislation—Autumn 2011

8 February to 25 March 2011

Details of bills that were debated in the Senate for more than five hours are available from Bills generating lengthy debates.

Bill Time spent
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2010-2011;
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2010-2011;
Corporations and Other Legislation Amendment (Trustee Companies and Other Measures) Bill 2011
(introduced together then listed as 2 separate orders)
02 mins
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2010-2011;
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2010-2011
23 mins
Australian Civilian Corps Bill 2011 30 mins
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2010 01 min
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend and Other Measures) Bill 2011;
Customs Amendment (Serious Drugs Detection) Bill 2011;
Electronic Transactions Amendment Bill 2011;
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (MRCA Supplement) Bill 2011;
Remuneration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011;
Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 1) Bill 2011;
Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment (Copyright) Bill 2011
(introduced together then listed separately)
03 mins
Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2010 44 mins
Combating the Financing of People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill 2011;
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Provisional Voting) Bill 2011;
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Election Commitments and Other Measures) Bill 2011;
Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Bill 2010
(introduced together then listed separately)
02 mins
Corporations and Other Legislation Amendment (Trustee Companies and Other Measures) Bill 2011 03 mins
Defence Legislation Amendment (Security of Defence Premises) Bill 2011 06 mins
Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 [2011] 13 mins
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment and Prisoner Voting) Bill 2010 01 min
Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010
(non-government bill considered as a government business order of the day)
46 mins1
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2010 20 mins
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget Measures) Bill 2010 1 hr 24 mins
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Rebate) Bill 2011 54 mins
Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health and Hospitals Network) Bill 2010 01 min
Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2011 32 mins
National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010;
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2010;
Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 5) Bill 2010
(introduced together then listed as 2 separate orders)
01 min
National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010;
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011  
17 hrs 54 mins
National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010 1 hr 44 mins
National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010;
Screen Australia (Transfer of Assets) Bill 2010;
Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2010
(introduced together then listed separately)
02 mins
National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010 29 mins
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011;
Higher Education Support Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2011
(introduced together then listed separately)
03 mins
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Bill 2010 [2011];
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011;
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2010 [2011]
2 hrs 03 mins
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulatory Levies Legislation Amendment (2011 Measures No. 1) Bill 2011;
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulatory Levies (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011;
Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Bill 2011
(introduced together then listed as 2 separate orders)
02 mins
Schools Assistance Amendment (Financial Assistance) Bill 2011 1 hr 01 min
Screen Australia (Transfer of Assets) Bill 2011 04 mins
Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 29 mins
Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2010 05 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011;
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 
13 hrs 01 min
Telecommunications Interception and Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 1 hr 37 mins
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Bill 2011;
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011;
Product Stewardship Bill 2011
(introduced together then listed as 2 separate orders)
02 mins
Total time spent on legislation 44 hrs 42 mins1
Percentage of business time spent on legislation 41%1

1 This figure includes the time spent on the consideration of the Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 2010, a non-government bill.  The bill was considered as a government business order of the day by order of the Senate. [42 mins]