Time spent on consideration of legislation—Winter 2007

12 to 21 June 2007

Details of bills that were debated in the Senate for more than five hours are available from Bills generating lengthy debates.

Bill Time spent
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Township Leasing) Bill 2007;
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Restructures) Bill 2007;
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007
(introduced together then listed separately)
02 mins
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Township Leasing) Bill 2007 54 mins
Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2007 19 mins
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment Bill 2007;
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007;
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Amendment Bill 2007;
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007;
Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007;
Corporations (NZ Closer Economic Relations) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2007;
Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2007;
Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Bill 2007;
Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2007;
Governance Review Implementation (Science Research Agencies) Bill 2007;
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2007;
Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment Bill 2007;
Schools Assistance (Learning Together Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007;
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007
(introduced together, listed as 13 separate orders)
02 mins
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment Bill 2007 01 min
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007 01 min
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008;
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008;
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008;
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2006-2007;
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2006-2007
52 mins
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Amendment Bill 2007 03 mins
Australian Postal Corporation Amendment (Quarantine Inspection and Other Measures) Bill 2007;
Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2007 (introduced together then listed separately)
01 min
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 13 mins
Aviation Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007 01 min
Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007 40 mins
Corporations (NZ Closer Economic Relations) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 01 min
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Bill 2007;
Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2007;
Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment Bill 2007;
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Care and Other 2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007;
Migration (Sponsorship Fees) Bill 2007
(introduced together, listed as 3 separate orders)
03 mins
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Bill 2007;
Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2007;
Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment Bill 2007
47 mins
Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2007 02 mins
Evidence Amendment (Journalists Privilege) Bill 2007;
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Bill 2007;
Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2007;
Fisheries Levy Amendment Bill 2007;
Migration Amendment (Statutory Agency) Bill 2007
(introduced together, listed as 4 separate orders)
03 mins
Evidence Amendment (Journalists Privilege) Bill 2007 1 hr 36 mins
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Care and Other 2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 2 hrs 45 mins
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Bill 2007 21 mins
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 01 min
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Restructures) Bill 2007 26 mins
Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2007;
Fisheries Levy Amendment Bill 2007
32 mins
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2007 1 hr 53 mins
Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Bill 2007;
Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2007
1 hr 41 mins
Governance Review Implementation (Science Research Agencies) Bill 2007 19 mins
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2007 3 hrs 16 mins
Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation) Bill 2007 58 mins
Health Insurance Amendment (Inappropriate and Prohibited Practices and Other Measures) Bill 2007 03 mins
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 2 hrs 26 mins
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 1 hr 01 min
Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment Bill 2007 01 min
Migration Amendment (Statutory Agency) Bill 2007 01 min
Migration (Sponsorship Fees) Bill 2007 03 mins
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2007 3 hrs 00 mins
Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2007 1 hr 15 mins
Schools Assistance (Learning Together Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 1 hr 59 mins
Social Security Amendment (Apprenticeship Wage Top-Up for Australian Apprentices) Bill 2007 02 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007 1 hr 04 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 3) Bill 2007;
Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business) Bill 2007;
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007;
Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation) Bill 2007;
Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2007
(introduced together, listed as 4 separate orders)
03 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 3) Bill 2007;
Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business) Bill 2007
2 hrs 54 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2007;
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007
1 hr 01 min
Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified GST Accounting) Bill 2007 11 mins
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007 27 mins
Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2007 3 hrs 57 mins
Workplace Relations Amendment (A Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007 11 hrs 18 mins
Total time spent on legislation 48 hrs 39 mins
Percentage of business spent on legislation 65.1%