Time spent on consideration of legislation—Winter 2009
15 to 25 June 2009
Details of bills that were debated in the Senate for more than five hours are available from Bills generating lengthy debates.
| Bill |
Time spent |
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010;
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010;
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2009-2010
|
1 hr 00 mins
|
Australian Business Investment Partnership Bill 2009;
Australian Business Investment Partnership (Consequential Amendment) Bill 2009 |
1 hr 20 mins
|
Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Bill 2009;
Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2009;
Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2009;
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care) Bill 2009;
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2009;
Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Bill 2009;
Health Workforce Australia Bill 2009;
Law and Justice (Cross Border and Other Amendments) Bill 2009;
Nation Building Program (National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2009;
Native Title Amendment Bill 2009Social Security Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2009;
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Bill 2009;
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2009;
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009;
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 3) Bill 2009;
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009;
Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-Customs) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-Excise) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-General) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009;
Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009;
Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009;
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009;
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2009;
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Bill 2009
(introduced together then listed as 18 separate orders)
|
04 mins
|
| Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Bill 2009 |
1 hr 23 mins
|
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009;
Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-Customs) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-Excise) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-General) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009;
Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009;
Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009;
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 |
4 hrs 10 mins
|
| Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services Bill 2009 |
10 mins
|
| Defence Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2009 |
12 mins
|
| Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 |
15 mins
|
Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2];
Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2]
|
02 mins
|
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Bill 2009;
Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009
|
6 hrs 23 mins
|
| Family Assistance Amendment (Further 2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2009 |
02 mins
|
Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2009;
Family Assistance Amendment (Further 2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2009
|
42 mins
|
| Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care) Bill 2009 |
09 mins
|
| Guarantee of State and Territory Borrowing Appropriation Bill 2009 |
1 hr 38 mins
|
| Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Bill 2009 |
01 min
|
| Health Workforce Australia Bill 2009 |
41 mins
|
| Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Providers) Bill 2009 |
05 mins
|
International Monetary Agreements Amendment (Financial Assistance) Bill 2009;
Social Security Amendment (Training Incentives) Bill 2009
(introduced together then listed separately)
|
02 mins
|
| International Monetary Agreements Amendment (Financial Assistance) Bill 2009 |
08 mins
|
| Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill 2009 |
01 min
|
| Migration Amendment (Protection of Identifying Information) Bill 2009 |
08 mins
|
| Nation Building Program (National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2009 |
1 hr 25 mins
|
| National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other Benefits—Cost Recovery) Bill 2008 [No. 2] |
38 mins
|
National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009;
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and Other Measures) Bill 2009;
Migration Amendment (Immigration Detention Reform) Bill 2009
(introduced together then listed separately)
|
02 mins
|
| Nation-building Funds Amendment Bill 2009 |
1 hr 00 mins
|
| Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 |
09 mins
|
| Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Bill 2009 |
21 mins
|
| Rural Adjustment Amendment Bill 2009 |
14 mins
|
| Social Security Amendment (Training Incentives) Bill 2009 |
27 mins
|
| Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Apprentices) Bill 2009 |
08 mins
|
| Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009 |
2 hrs 15 mins
|
| Social Security Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2009 |
05 mins
|
| Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2009 |
01 min
|
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Bill 2009;
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2009 |
2 hrs 24 mins
|
| Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 |
1 hr 27 mins
|
| Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009 |
40 mins
|
| Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 3) Bill 2009 |
19 mins
|
| Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2009 |
10 mins
|
Tax Laws Amendment (Political Contributions and Gifts) Bill 2008
(consideration of message from the House of Representatives)
|
01 min
|
| Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 |
01 min
|
| Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2009 |
37 mins
|
|
Total time spent on legislation |
31 hrs 00 mins |
| Percentage of business time spent on legislation |
45.8% |