Time spent on consideration of legislation—Winter 2003
16 to 26 June 2003
Details of bills that were debated in the Senate for more than five hours are available from Bills generating lengthy debates.
| Bill |
Time spent |
| Acts Interpretation Amendment (Court Procedures) Bill 2003
|
01 mins
|
Acts Interpretation Amendment (Court Procedures) Bill 2003;
Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2003;
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Amendment Bill 2003
(introduced together then listed separately)
|
01 min
|
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2003-2004;
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2003-2004;
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2003-2004
|
44 mins
|
|
Australian Film Commission Amendment Bill 2003
|
28 mins
|
Australian Film Commission Amendment Bill 2003;
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2003;
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 6) 2003;
Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2002;
Superannuation Legislation (Commonwealth Employment) Repeal and Amendment Bill 2002
(message from House of Representatives)
|
01 min
|
|
Australian Protective Service Amendment Bill 2003
|
02 mins
|
|
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Amendment Bill 2003
|
09 mins
|
|
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 [No. 2]
|
16 hrs 55 mins
|
|
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2002
|
8 hrs 51 mins
|
Criminal Code Amendment (Terrorist Organisations) Bill 2003;
Criminal Code Amendment (Hizballah) Bill 2003
|
1 hr 16 mins
|
Customs Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003;
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003
|
07 mins
|
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003;
Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003;
New Business Tax System (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Bill (No. 1) 2003;
Product Stewardship (Oil) Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003
(introduced together then listed as 3 separate orders of the day)
|
02 mins
|
Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Bill 2003;
Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003
|
2 hrs 27 mins
|
|
Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2003
|
1 hr 18 mins
|
|
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Disability Reform) Bill (No. 2) 2002 [No. 2]
|
2 hrs 11 mins
|
|
Governor-General Amendment Bill 2003
|
21 mins
|
Governor-General Amendment Bill 2003;
Migration Legislation Amendment (Sponsorship Measures) Bill 2003
(introduced together then listed separately)
|
02 mins
|
|
Health and Ageing Legislation Amendment Bill 2003
|
10 mins
|
|
Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2003
|
3 hrs 00 mins
|
|
Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003
|
01 min
|
|
HIH Royal Commission (Transfer of Records) Bill 2003
|
02 mins
|
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Bill 2003;
Australian Film Commission Amendment Bill 2003
(introduced together then listed separately)
|
02 mins
|
|
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Bill 2003
|
03 mins
|
|
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2002
|
01 min
|
|
Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Bill 2003
|
09 mins
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Further Border Protection Measures) Bill 2002 [No. 2]
|
1 hr 03 mins
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2003;
Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare and Private Health Insurance) Bill 2003
(introduced together then listed separately)
|
01 min
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2003
|
02 mins
|
|
Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Bill 2002
|
19 mins
|
|
National Handgun Buyback Bill 2003
|
1 hr 26 mins
|
National Health Amendment (Private Health Insurance Levies) Bill 2003;
Private Health Insurance (ACAC Review Levy) Bill 2003;
Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organization Levy) Bill 2003;
Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Bill 2003;
Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Bill 2003
|
01 min
|
|
Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Bill 2003
|
1 hr 18 mins
|
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Bill 2002;
Superannuation (Financial Assistance Funding) Levy Amendment Bill 2002
|
1 hr 35 mins
|
|
Superannuation Legislation (Commonwealth Employment) Repeal and Amendment Bill 2002
|
1 hr 10 mins
|
|
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003
|
26 mins
|
|
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2003
|
17 mins
|
|
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 6) 2003
|
27 mins
|
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 6) 2003;
Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Bill 2003;
Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003;
National Health Amendment (Private Health Insurance Levies) Bill 2003;
Private Health Insurance (ACAC Review Levy) Bill 2003;
Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organization Levy) Bill 2003;
Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Bill 2003;
Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Bill 2003;
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2003-2004;
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2003-2004;
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2003-2004
(introduced together then listed as 4 separate orders of the day)
|
04 mins
|
|
Taxation Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2003
|
2 hrs 05 mins
|
|
Terrorism Insurance Bill 2003
|
14 mins
|
|
Trade Practices Amendment (Personal Injuries and Death) Bill 2003
|
01 min
|
|
Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2002
|
1 hr 54 mins
|
|
Workplace Relations Amendment (Protection for Emergency Management Volunteers) Bill 2003
|
06 mins
|
Workplace Relations Amendment (Termination of Employment) Bill 2002;
Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Bill 2002;
National Handgun Buyback Bill 2003;
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2002;
Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Bill 2003;
Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2003;
Customs Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003;
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003
(introduced together then listed separately)
|
03 mins
|
|
Workplace Relations Amendment (Transmission of Business) Bill 2002
|
01 min
|
| Total time spent on legislation |
50 hrs 57 mins |
| Percentage of business time spent on legislation |
64.3% |