Time spent on consideration of legislation—Spring (2) 2008

10 November to 4 December 2008

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

Bill Time spent
Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008;
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Bill 2008
(introduced together then listed separately)
02 mins
Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 1 hr 12 mins
Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2008;
Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2008;
Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008;
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices and Other Measures) Bill 2008
(introduced together then listed separately)
02 mins
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Bill 2008 22 mins
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Bill 2008 17 mins
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2008 2 hrs 33 mins
Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008 46 mins
Customs Amendment (Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2008;
Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2008
03 mins
Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Bill 2008 06 mins
Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008;
Schools Assistance Bill 2008;
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008;
Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008;
Temporary Residents Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2008;
Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Amendment Bill 2008;
National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008;
National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008;
Water Amendment Bill 2008
(introduced together then listed as 5 separate orders)
02 mins
Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008;
Schools Assistance Bill 2008
5 hrs 29 mins
Evidence Amendment Bill 2008 08 mins
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 4 hrs 05 mins
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008 1 hr 57 mins
Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (consideration of message) 09 mins
Financial Transaction Reports Amendment (Transitional Arrangements) Bill 2008 04 mins
Freedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Bill 2008 01 min
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 2 hrs 26 mins
Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding Appropriation Bill 2008 2 hrs 24 mins
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008;
Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008
2 hrs 15 mins
Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill 2008 1 hr 00 mins
National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) Bill 2008;
National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008
2 hrs 20 mins
National Measurement Amendment Bill 2008 14 mins
National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008;
National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008
1 hr 59 mins
Nation-building Funds Bill 2008;
Nation-building Funds (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008;
COAG Reform Fund Bill 2008
2 hrs 53 mins
Nation-building Funds Bill 2008 (consideration of message from the House of Representatives) 1 hr 35 mins
Nation-building Funds (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (consideration of message from the House of Representatives) 02 mins
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008;
Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008;
Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008;
Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008
2 hrs 36 mins
Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008 (consideration of message from the House of Representatives) 02 mins
Safe Work Australia Bill 2008 1 hr 35 mins
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws General Law Reform) Bill 2008 2 hrs 40 mins
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws Superannuation) Bill 2008 2 hrs 04 mins
Schools Assistance Bill 2008 (consideration of message from the House of Representatives) 45 mins
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Economic Security Strategy) Bill 2008;
Appropriation (Economic Security Strategy) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009;
Appropriation (Economic Security Strategy) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009
2 hrs 39 mins
Social Security and Veterans Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008 1 hr 28 mins
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008;
Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008
(introduced together then listed separately)
02 mins
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008 1 hr 03 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008 1 hr 48 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Education Refund) Bill 2008;
Transport Security Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008;
Customs Amendment (Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2008;
Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2008
(introduced together then listed as 3 separate orders)
02 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Education Refund) Bill 2008 18 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax Minor Amendments) Bill 2008 17 mins
Temporary Residents Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2008;
Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Amendment Bill 2008
1 hr 32 mins
Trade Practices Amendment (Clarity in Pricing) Bill 2008 51 mins
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 01 min
Transport Security Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 07 mins
Water Amendment Bill 2008 13 hrs 41 mins
Total time spent on legislation 67 hrs 57 mins
Percentage of business time spent on legislation 58.3%