Bills generating lengthy debates—43rd Parliament

• Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011 and 2 related bills (16 hrs 10 mins)

  Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011
  Carbon Credits (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011
  Australian National Registry of Emissions Units Bill 2011

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  20 June 2011	02 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  5 July 2011	2 hrs 15 mins
  6 July 2011	1 hr 15 mins
  Total	3 hrs 30 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  6 July 2011	2 hrs 36 mins
  16 August 2011	1 hr 11 mins
  17 August 2011	3 hrs 14 mins
  18 August 2011	1 hr 23 mins
  22 August 2011	2 hrs 54 mins
  Total	11 hrs 18 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  22 August 2011	1 hr 20 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	16 hrs 10 mins

• Clean Energy Bill 2011 and 17 related bills (32 hrs 44 mins)

  Related bills:

  Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Excise Tariff legislation Amendment) Bill 2011
  Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011
  Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge—General) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Fixed Charge) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy (Charges—Excise) Bill 2011
  Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011
  Climate Change Authority Bill 2011

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  12 October 2011	3 hrs 16 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  31 October 2011	5 hrs 43 mins
  1 November 2011	5 hrs 29 mins
  2 November 2011	1 hr 16 mins
  3 November 2011	2 hrs 55 mins
  Total	15 hrs 23 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  3 November 2011	3 hrs 52 mins
  7 November 2011	7 hrs 30 mins
  8 November 2011	1 hr 59 mins
  Total	13 hrs 21 mins

  Remaining stages (after expiration of time)

  	Time spent
  8 November 2011	44 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	32 hrs 44 mins

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bioregional Plans)
  Bill 2011 (6 hrs 34 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  2 March 2011	02 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  16 June 2011	12 mins
  23 June 2011	52 mins
  24 November 2011	2 hrs 21 mins
  9 February 2012	2 hrs 20 mins
  29 November 2012	47 mins
  Bill negatived at second reading
  Total	6 hrs 32 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	6 hrs 34 mins

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010
  (9 hrs 39 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  22 November 2010	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  19 September 2011	4 hrs 31 mins
  20 September 2011	2 hrs 40 mins
  Total	7 hrs 11 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  20 September 2011	28 mins
  21 September 2011	43 mins
  11 October 2011	45 mins
  Total	1 hr 56 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  11 October 2011	31 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	9 hrs 39 mins

• National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2011 and a related bill (17 hrs 55 mins)

  National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2011
  Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  2 March 2011	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  21 March 2011	2 hrs 12 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  24 and 25 March 2011	15 hrs 14 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  25 March 2011	28 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	17 hrs 55 mins

• National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010 (9 hrs 58 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  28 February 2011	02 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  3 March 2011	29 mins
  14 June 2011	1 hr 20 mins
  15 June 2011	21 mins
  16 June 2011	15 mins
  Total	2 hrs 25 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  16 June 2011	52 mins
  8 February 2012	53 mins
  27 February 2012	1 hr 58 mins
  28 February 2012	2 hrs 23 mins
  13 March 2012	1 hr 25 mins
  Total	7 hrs 31 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	9 hrs 58 mins

• Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 (7 hrs 55 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  12 October 2011	38 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  8 November 2011	4 hrs 59 mins
  9 November 2011	1 hr 59 mins
  Total	6 hrs 58 mins

  Remaining stages (after expiration of time)

  	Time spent
  9 November 2011	19 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	7 hrs 55 mins

• Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 and
  a related bill (13 hrs 01 min)

  Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011
  Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  28 February 2011	02 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  28 February 2011	5 hrs 11 mins
  1 March 2011	1 hr 03 mins
  2 March 2011	1 hr 40 mins
  21 March 2011	2 hrs 03 mins
  Total	9 hrs 57 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  21 March 2011	1 hr 00 mins
  22 March 2011	2 hrs 02 mins
  Total	3 hrs 02 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	13 hrs 01 min

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010
  (20 hrs 53 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  17 November 2010	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  22 November 2010	2 hrs 53 mins
  23 November 2010	3 hrs 13 mins
  24 November 2010	1 hr 33 mins
  Total	7 hrs 39 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  24 November 2010	1 hr 35 mins
  25 November 2010	8 hrs 11 mins
  26 November 2010	2 hrs 57 mins
  Total	12 hrs 43 mins

  Remaining stages

  	Time spent
  26 November 2010	30 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	20 hrs 53 mins

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2011 (6 hrs 30 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  6 July 2011	01 min

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  24 August 2011	2 hrs 40 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  24 August 2011	1 hr 33 mins
  13 September 2011	2 hrs 16 mins
  Total	3 hrs 49 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	6 hrs 30 mins

• Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011 and a related bill (6 hrs 25 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  25 August 2011	02 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  11 October 2011	12 mins
  9 November 2011	1 hr 49 mins
  10 November 2011	3 hrs 38 mins
  Total	5 hrs 39 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  10 November 2011	40 mins

  Third reading

  	Time spent
  10 November 2011	04 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	6 hrs 25 mins

• Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011 (5 hrs 54 mins)

  Introduction

  	Time spent
  22 June 2011	02 mins

  Second reading

  	Time spent
  12 September 2011	1 hr 58 mins

  Committee stage

  	Time spent
  12 September 2011	3 hrs 54 mins

  Total time spent

  	Time spent
  Total	5 hrs 54 mins