Time spent on consideration of legislation—Winter 2006

13 to 22 June 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
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2006 01 min
Age Discrimination Amendment Bill 2006 01 min
Age Discrimination Amendment Bill 2006;
Australian Trade Commission Legislation Amendment Bill 2006;
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006;
Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006;
Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006;
Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 2006;
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006;
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fishing Offences) Bill 2006;
Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Amendment Bill 2006;
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 2) Bill 2006;
Excise Laws Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006;
Excise Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006;
Customs Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006;
Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006
(introduced together then listed as 11 separate orders)
03 mins
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007;
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007;
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2006-2007;
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2005-2006;
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2005-2006
21 mins
ASIO Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 3 hrs 04 mins
ASIO Legislation Amendment Bill 2006;
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Tax Reduction and Improved Depreciation Arrangements) Bill 2006
(introduced together then listed separately)
02 mins
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2006 40 mins
Australian Trade Commission Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 11 mins
Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2006 01 min
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Subscription Television Drama and Community Broadcasting Licences) Bill 2006 02 mins
Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—Initial Measures) Bill 2006 1 hr 11 mins
Crimes Act Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill (No. 1) 2006;
Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising Import Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2006;
Financial Transaction Reports Amendment Bill 2006;
Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2006;
Trade Marks Amendment Bill 2006
(introduced together then listed separately)
02 mins
Do Not Call Register Bill 2006;
Do Not Call Register (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006
2 hrs 21 mins
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006 17 hrs 00 mins
Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 2 hrs 17 mins
Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 32 mins
Excise Laws Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006;
Excise Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006;
Customs Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006;
Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006
1 hr 23 mins
Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 01 min
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006 1 hr 20 mins
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fishing Offences) Bill 2006 1 hr 26 mins
Fuel Tax Bill 2006;
Fuel Tax (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006
4 hrs 55 mins
Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Bill 2006 39 mins
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Bill 2006;
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006;
Law Enforcement (AFP Professional Standards and Related Measures) Bill 2006
45 mins
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 2006;
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Instalment Transfer Interest Charge Imposition) Bill 2006
21 mins
Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Amendment Bill 2006 01 min
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006 57 mins
Royal Commissions Amendment Bill 2006 1 hr 23 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 2) Bill 2006 21 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 3) Bill 2006;
New Business Tax System (Untainting Tax) Bill 2006;
Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Bill 2006
(introduced together then listed as 2 separate orders)
03 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 3) Bill 2006;
New Business Tax System (Untainting Tax) Bill 2006
18 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2006 11 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Tax Reduction and Improved Depreciation Arrangements) Bill 2006 2 hrs 23 mins
Total time spent on legislation 44 hrs 16 mins
Percentage of business time spent on legislation 54.7%