Bills generating lengthy debates—41st Parliament

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill 2005 (7 hrs 42 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  1 December 2004	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  10 March 2005	1 hr 28 mins
  14 March 2005	3 hrs 10 mins
  Total	4 hrs 38 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  14 March 2005	1 hr 25 mins

  Consideration of message

  	Time spent
  16 March 2005	1 hr 38 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	7 hrs 42 mins

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2006 (9 hrs 17 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  20 June 2006	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  8 August 2006	1 hr 05 mins
  9 August 2006	2 hrs 28 mins
  Total	3 hrs 33 mins

  Instruction to committee of the whole to divide the bill

  	Time spent
  9 August 2006	45 mins
  14 August 2006	1 hr 08 mins
  Total	1 hr 53 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  14 August 2006	37 mins
  15 August 2006	1 hr 29 mins
  16 August 2006	1 hr 43 mins
  Total	3 hrs 49 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  17 August 2006	01 min

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	9 hrs 17 min

• Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) 2005 (6 hrs 24 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  30 November 2005	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  5 December 2005	2 hrs 19 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  6 December 2005	4 hrs 04 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	6 hrs 24 mins

• Australian Citizenship Bill 2006 and a related bill (5 hrs 07 mins)

  Australian Citizenship Bill 2006
  Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2006

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  30 November 2006	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  7 February 2007	1 hr 53 mins
  26 February 2007	18 mins
  Total	2 hrs 11 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  26 February 2007	2 hrs 55 mins

  .

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	5 hrs 07 mins

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 and 3 related bills
  (11 hrs 47 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

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  14 September 2006	03 mins
  11 October 2006	01 min
  Total	04 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  10 October 2006	4 hrs 27 mins
  11 October 2006	3 hrs 37 mins
  Total	8 hrs 04 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  11 October 2006	33 mins
  12 October 2006	3 hrs 06 mins
  Total	3 hrs 39 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	11 hrs 47 mins

• Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2005 and a related bill (8 hrs 59 mins)

  Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2005
  Building and Construction Industry Improvement (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2005

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  16 August 2005	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  18 August 2005	1 hr 13 mins
  5 September 2005	3 hrs 10 mins
  Total	4 hrs 23 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  5 September 2005	50 mins
  6 September 2005	1 hr 54 mins
  7 September 2005	1 hr 29 mins
  Total	4 hrs 13 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  7 September 2005	22 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	8 hrs 59 mins

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 (6 hrs 08 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  12 September 2007	00 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  12 September 2007	4 hrs 39 mins
  13 September 2007	17 mins
  Total	4 hrs 56 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  17 September 2007	1 hr 05 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  17 September 2007	07 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	6 hrs 08 mins

• Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 (5 hrs 18 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  6 November 2006	03 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  29 November 2006	1 hr 40 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  30 November 2006	3 hrs 33 mins
  1 December 2006	02 mins
  Total	3 hrs 35 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	5 hrs 18 mins

• Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006
  (17 hrs 03 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  13 June 2006	03 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  16 June 2006	6 hrs 44 mins
  19 June 2006	1 hr 37 mins
  Total	8 hrs 21 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  19 June 2006	2 hrs 55 mins
  20 June 2006	4 hrs 26 mins
  21 June 2006	48 mins
  Total	8 hrs 09 mins

  Adoption of report and third reading

  	Time spent
  21 June 2006	30 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	17 hrs 03 mins

• Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work
  and Other Measures) Bill 2005 and a related bill (7 hrs 04 mins)

  Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005
  Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  1 December 2005	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  5 December 2005	2 hrs 34 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  6 December 2005	3 hrs 58 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  7 December 2005	31 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	7 hrs 04 mins

• Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Vocational Rehabilitation Services) Bill 2006 (5 hrs 04 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  27 February 2007	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  26 March 2007	3 hrs 08 mins
  29 March 2007	19 mins
  Total	3 hrs 27 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  29 March 2007	1 hr 36 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	5 hrs 04 mins

• Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006 (9 hrs 54 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  6 November 2006	03 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  29 November 2006	1 hr 26 mins
  30 November 2006	2 hrs 33 mins
  Total	3 hrs 59 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  1 December 2006	1 hr 58 mins
  5 December 2006	1 hr 38 mins
  7 December 2006	1 hr 57 mins
  Total	5 hrs 33 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  7 December 2006	19 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	9 hrs 54 mins

• Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2006 (6 hrs 12 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  27 March 2006	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  27 March 2006	2 hrs 13 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  30 March 2006	3 hrs 58 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	6 hrs 12 mins

• Independent Contractors Bill 2006 and a related bill (10 hrs 13 mins)

  Independent Contractors Bill 2006
  Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Bill 2006

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  13 September 2006	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  28 November 2006	2 hrs 57 mins
  29 November 2006	2 hrs 31 mins
  Total	5 hrs 28 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  1 December 2006	4 hrs 44 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	10 hrs 13 mins

• Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 (6 hrs 31 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  6 November 2006	03 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  30 November 2006	29 mins
  4 December 2006	4 hrs 21 mins
  Total	4 hrs 50 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  4 December 2006	1 hr 19 mins
  5 December 2006	19 mins
  Total	1 hr 38 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	6 hrs 31 mins

• Migration Amendment (Detention Arrangements) Bill 2005 (7 hrs 05 mins)

  Introduction and second reading

  	Time spent
  23 June 2005	1 hr 30 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  23 June 2005	5 hrs 07 mins

  Consideration of message

  	Time spent
  23 June 2005	28 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	7 hrs 05 mins

• Native Title Amendment Bill 2006 (5 hrs 46 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  26 February 2007	03 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  20 March 2007	34 mins
  23 March 2007	1 hr 01 min
  Total	1 hr 35 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  23 March 2007	2 hrs 10 mins
  26 March 2007	1 hr 58 mins
  Total	4 hrs 08 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	5 hrs 46 mins

• Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 and 4 related bills (27 hrs 26 mins)

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007
  Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007
  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007
  Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008
  Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008

  Introduction and second reading

  	Time spent
  8 August 2007	2 hrs 02 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  13 August 2007	2 hrs 38 mins
  14 August 2007	2 hrs 22 mins
  Total	5 hrs 00 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  14 August 2007	3 hrs 40 mins
  15 August 2007	4 hrs 36 mins
  16 August 2007	9 hrs 19 mins
  17 August 2007	1 hr 17 mins
  Total	18 hrs 52 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  17 August 2007	1 hr 32 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	27 hrs 26 mins

• Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006 (10 hrs 40 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  16 August 2006	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  11 September 2006	4 hrs 18 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  11 September 2006	1 hr 28 mins
  12 September 2006	2 hrs 34 mins
  13 September 2006	1 hr 48 mins
  Total	5 hrs 50 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  13 September 2006	31 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	10 hrs 40 mins

• Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 (17 hrs 09 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  19 October 2006	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  6 November 2006	8 hrs 45 mins
  7 November 2006	3 hrs 43 mins
  Total	12 hrs 28 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  7 November 2006	3 hrs 52 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  7 November 2006	48 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	17 hrs 09 mins

• Skilling Australia's Workforce Bill 2005 and a related bill (5 hrs 10 mins)

  Skilling Australia's Workforce Bill 2005
  Skilling Australia's Workforce (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  16 June 2005	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  10 August 2005	55 mins
  11 August 2005	1 hr 06 mins
  16 August 2005	1 hr 21 mins
  17 August 2005	06 mins
  Total	3 hrs 28 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  17 August 2005	1 hr 41 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	5 hrs 10 mins

• Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2005 (5 hrs 59 mins)

  Introduction and second reading

  	Time spent
  14 June 2005	3 hrs 02 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  14 June 2005	11 mins
  15 June 2005	1 hr 43 mins
  Total	1 hrs 54 mins

  Consideration of message

  	Time spent
  15 June 2005	1 hr 03 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	5 hrs 59 mins

• Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006 (9 hrs 20 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  1 March 2006	02 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  28 March 2006	1 hr 25 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  28 March 2006	1 hr 05 mins
  29 March 2006	2 hrs 19 mins
  30 March 2006	4 hrs 19 mins
  Total	7 hrs 43 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  30 March 2006	10 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	9 hrs 20 mins

• Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2005 (14 hrs 19 mins)

  Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2005
  Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Issues) Bill 2005
  Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Future Proofing and Other Measures) Bill 2005
  Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Amendment (Industry Plans and Consumer Codes) Bill 2005
  Appropriation (Regional Telecommunications Services) Bill 2005-2006

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  8 September 2005	05 mins
  13 September 2005	02 mins
  Total	07 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  8 September 2005	32 mins
  12 September 2005	3 hrs 30 mins
  13 September 2005	5 hrs 54 mins
  14 September 2005	47 mins
  Total	10 hrs 43 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  14 September 2005	2 hrs 08 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  14 September 2005	1 hr 20 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	14 hrs 18 mins

  Declaration of urgency

  	Time spent
  14 September 2005	1 hr 37 mins

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial responsibility for approval of
  RU486) Bill 2005 (11 hrs 22 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  8 December 2005	04 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  8 February 2006	6 hrs 59 mins
  9 February 2006	3 hrs 00 mins
  Total	9 hrs 59 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  9 February 2006	56 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  9 February 2006	23 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	11 hrs 22  mins

• Workplace Relations Amendment (A Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007 (11 hrs 18 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  13 June 2007	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  18 June 2007	4 hrs 19 mins
  19 June 2007	1 hr 49 mins
  Total	6 hrs 08 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  19 June 2007	4 hrs 38 mins
  20 June 2007	31 mins
  Total	5 hrs 09 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	11 hrs 18  mins

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005 (32 hrs 09 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  10 November 2005	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  28 November 2005	4 hrs 03 mins
  29 November 2005	4 hrs 59 mins
  30 November 2005	3 hrs 41 mins
  1 December 2005	1 hr 46 mins
  Total	14 hrs 29 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  1 December 2005	8 hrs 12 mins
  2 December 2005	6 hrs 59 mins
  Total	15 hrs 11 mins

  Remaining stages (after expiration of time)

  	Time spent
  2 December 2005	1 hr 37 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	31 hrs 18 mins