Time spent on consideration of legislation—Budget 2008

13 to 15 May 2008

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

Bill Time spent
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Assessments and Advertising) Bill 2008;
Lands Acquisition Legislation Amendment Bill 2008;
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2008
(introduced together then listed as 3 separate orders)
01 min
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Amendment Bill 2008 01 min
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2008 02 mins
Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Bill 2008;
Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Bill 2008
(introduced together then listed separately)
02 mins
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2008 01 min
Social Security and Veterans Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Bill 2008 19 mins
Statute Law Revision Bill 2008 03 mins
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 18 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2008 1 hr 24 mins
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2008 1 hr 20 mins
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network) Bill 2008 2 hrs 58 mins
Total time spent on legislation 6 hrs 29 mins
Percentage of business time spent on legislation 26.2%