Bills generating lengthy debates—41st Parliament

16 November 2004 to 17 October 2007

  • 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

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