Time spent on consideration of legislation—Spring (2) 2006
9 October to 7 December 2006
Details of bills that were debated in the Senate for more than five hours are available from Bills generating lengthy debates.
| Bill |
Time spent |
| Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006
|
3 hrs 19 mins
|
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006;
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006;
Telecommunications Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2006;
Customs Legislation Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2006
(introduced together then listed as 3 separate orders)
|
02 mins
|
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006;
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 |
2 hrs 03 mins
|
Australian Citizenship Bill 2006;
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2006
|
01 min
|
|
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment Bill 2006
|
3 hrs 40 mins
|
Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Bill 2006;
Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 |
23 mins
|
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission Amendment (Audit Inspection) Bill 2006 |
01 min
|
Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions) Bill 2006;
Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2006
(introduced together then listed separately)
|
01 min
|
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006;
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006
|
4 hrs 27 mins
|
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006;
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006
Communications Legislation Amendment (Enforcement Powers) Bill 2006;
Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2006
|
7 hrs 16 mins
|
|
Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme New Formula and Other Measures) Bill 2006
|
2 hrs 12 mins
|
| Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 |
2 hrs 51 mins
|
Communications Legislation Amendment (Enforcement Powers) Bill 2006;
Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2006
|
01 min
|
Copyright Amendment Bill 2006;
Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006;
Inspector of Transport Security Bill 2006;
Inspector of Transport Security (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006;
Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Bill 2006;
Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006
(introduced together then listed as 5 separate orders)
|
03 mins
|
| Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 |
5 hrs 15 mins
|
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Bill 2006;
Corporations Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations) Bill 2006;
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Consequential, Transitional and Other Measures Bill 2006
|
1 hr 43 mins
|
| Crimes Amendment (Bail and Sentencing) Bill 2006 |
3 hrs 11 mins
|
| Crimes Legislation Amendment (National Investigative Powers and Witness Protection) Bill 2006 |
01 min
|
Customs Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006;
Customs Tariff Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006;
Schools Assistance (Learning Together Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006
(introduced together then listed as 2 separate orders)
|
02 mins
|
Customs Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006;
Customs Tariff Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006
|
03 mins
|
| Customs Legislation Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2006 |
10 mins
|
Datacasting Transmitter Licence Fees Bill 2006;
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Collection of Datacasting Transmitter Licence Fees) Bill 2006
|
03 mins
|
Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006;
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill 2006
(introduced together then listed separately)
|
01 min
|
| Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006 |
14 mins
|
| Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 |
43 mins
|
Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (2006 Measures No. 1) Bill 2006;
Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (2006 Measures No. 2) Bill 2006
|
1 hr 00 mins
|
Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill 2006;
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Marking of Plastic Explosives) Bill 2006
(introduced together then listed separately)
|
01 min
|
| Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment (Antarctic Seals and Other Measures) Bill 2006 |
01 min
|
| Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006 |
9 hrs 51 mins
|
| Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Bill 2006 |
13 mins
|
| Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget Measures) Bill 2006 |
1 hr 18 mins
|
|
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Trans-Tasman Banking Supervision) Bill 2006
|
01 min
|
|
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006
|
2 hrs 58 mins
|
Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (Transfer of Pre-transfer Contracts) Bill 2006;
Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (Transfer of Assets and Abolition) Repeal Bill 2006;
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Veterans Affairs Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget Measures) Bill 2006
(introduced together then listed as 2 separate orders)
|
02 mins
|
Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (Transfer of Pre-transfer Contracts) Bill 2006;
Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (Transfer of Assets and Abolition) Repeal Bill 2006 |
03 mins
|
Independent Contractors Bill 2006;
Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Bill 2006
|
10 hrs 12 mins
|
| Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006 |
1 hr 20 mins
|
Inspector of Transport Security Bill 2006;
Inspector of Transport Security (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006
|
1 hr 29 mins
|
|
Judiciary Legislation Amendment Bill 2006
|
01 min
|
|
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Amendment Bill 2006
|
1 hr 03 mins
|
| Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Bill 2006 |
10 mins
|
| Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 |
6 hrs 28 mins
|
Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2006;
Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Bill 2006;
Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006
(introduced together then listed as 2 separate orders)
|
02 mins
|
|
Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2006
|
01 min
|
| Migration Amendment (Review Provisions) Bill 2006 |
02 mins
|
| National Cattle Disease Eradication Account Amendment Bill 2006 |
03 mins
|
| Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 |
03 mins
|
|
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Bill 2006
|
3 hrs 40 mins
|
|
Parliamentary Superannuation Amendment Bill 2006
|
43 mins
|
|
Privacy Legislation Amendment (Emergencies and Disasters) Bill 2006
|
1 hr 25 mins
|
|
Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2006
|
58 mins
|
| Royal Commissions Amendment (Records) Bill 2006 |
44 mins
|
|
Schools Assistance (Learning Together Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006
|
37 mins
|
| Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill 2006 |
2 hrs 42 mins
|
|
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 5) Bill 2006
|
31 mins
|
| Telecommunications Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2006 |
21 mins
|
|
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 (message from the House of Representatives)
|
3 hrs 10 mins
|
| Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2006 |
2 hrs 36 mins
|
|
Total time spent on legislation |
91 hrs 35 mins |
| Percentage of business time spent on legislation |
46.6% |
These figures do not include time spent on the Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 which was a private senators' bill.