Time spent on consideration of legislation—Summer 1999
22 November to 9 December 1999
Details of bills that were debated in the Senate for more than five hours are available from Bills generating lengthy debates.
| Bill |
Time spent |
A New Tax System (Pay as You Go) Bill 1999;
A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Bill 1999;
A New Tax System (Indirect Tax and Consequential Amendments) Bill 1999;
A New Tax System (Indirect Tax and Consequential Amendments) Bill (No. 2) 1999
|
7 hrs 42 mins
|
|
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Bill 1998
|
4 hrs 07 mins
|
|
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999
|
26 mins
|
|
Appropriation (East Timor) Bill 1999-2000
|
03 mins
|
|
Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Bill 1999 [No. 2]
|
1 hr 18 mins
|
|
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Bill 1999
|
29 mins
|
|
Border Protection Legislation Amendment Bill 1999
|
3 hrs 27 mins
|
|
Broadcasting Services Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1999
|
13 mins
|
|
Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1999
|
16 mins
|
|
Child Care Legislation Amendment (High Needs Regions) Bill 1999
|
2 hrs 32 mins
|
|
Crimes at Sea Bill 1999
|
01 min
|
Customs (Tariff Concession System Validations) Bill 1999;
Customs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1999
|
01 min
|
Diesel and Alternative Fuels Grants Scheme (Administration and Compliance) Bill 1999;
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 9) 1999
|
7 hrs 02 mins
|
|
Electronic Transactions Bill 1999
|
31 mins
|
|
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 1999
|
3 hrs 51 mins
|
| Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 1999 |
07 mins
|
Federal Magistrates Bill 1999;
Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1999 |
2 hrs 54 mins
|
Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1999;
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (1999 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 1999 |
01 min
|
| Higher Education Funding Amendment Bill 1999 |
02 mins
|
| Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999 |
01 min
|
| Indigenous Education (Supplementary Assistance) Amendment Bill 1999 |
1 hr 07 mins
|
| Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Bill 1999 |
32 mins
|
| National Crime Authority Amendment Bill 1999 |
18 mins
|
| National Residue Survey Levies Regulations (Validation and Commencement of Amendments) Bill 1999 |
04 mins
|
New Business Tax System (Income Tax Rates) Bill (No. 1) 1999;
New Business Tax System (Capital Allowances) Bill 1999;
New Business Tax System (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 1999;
New Business Tax System (Former Subsidiary Tax Imposition) Bill 1999;
New Business Tax System (Capital Gains Tax) Bill 1999;
New Business Tax System (Income Tax Rates) Bill (No. 2) 1999 |
4 hrs 53 mins
|
| Quarantine Amendment Bill 1998 |
1 hr 57 mins
|
| Regional Forest Agreements Bill 1998 |
3 hrs 22 mins
|
Social Security (Administration) Bill 1999;
Social Security (International Agreements) Bill 1999;
Social Security (Administration and International Agreements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1999 |
1 hr 41 mins
|
| Social Security Amendment (Disposal of Assets) Bill 1999 |
31 mins
|
| Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1999 |
1 hr 22 mins
|
| Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Bill 1999 |
01 min
|
| Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 8) 1999 |
6 hrs 10 mins
|
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Bill 1999;
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1999 |
18 mins
|
Tradex Scheme Bill 1999 [No. 2];
Tradex Duty Imposition (Customs) Bill 1999;
Tradex Duty Imposition (Excise) Bill 1999;
Tradex Duty Imposition (General) Bill 1999;
Customs Tariff Amendment (Tradex) Bill 1999 [No. 2] |
04 mins
|
| Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1999 |
56 mins
|
| Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (More Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 1999 |
21 mins
|
| Total time spent on legislation |
58 hrs 41 mins |
| Percentage of business time spent on legislation |
63.4% |