Time spent on consideration of legislation—Spring (2) 2005

7 November to 31 December 2005

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

Bill Time spent
Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement Amendment Bill 2005;
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment (Promoting Safer Workplaces) Bill 2005
(introduced together then listed separately)
01 min
Anti-Terrorism Bill 2005 3 hrs 40 mins
Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) 2005 6 hrs 24 mins
Australian Workplace Safety Standards Bill 2005;
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Repeal, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005
2 hrs 56 mins
Census Information Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 01 min
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2005;
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Related Amendments) Bill 2005
3 hrs 19 mins
Corporations Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 32 mins
Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2005 01 min
Defence Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2005 1 hr 08 mins
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment Bill 2005;
Energy Efficiency Opportunities Bill 2005;
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 4) Bill 2005;
National Health Amendment (Budget Measures—Pharmaceutical Benefits Safety Net) Bill 2005;
Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2005
(introduced together then listed as 4 separate orders)
02 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
7 hrs 04 mins
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Amendment Bill 2005 43 mins
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Cooperative Fisheries Arrangements and Other Matters) Bill 2005;
Jurisdiction of Courts (Family Law) Bill 2005;
Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Bill 2005
(introduced together then listed separately)
01 min
Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005 1 hr 57 mins
Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 01 min
Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2005;
Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications and Other Measures) Bill 2005
01 min
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Budget Measures) Bill 2005 1 hr 34 mins
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 3) Bill 2005 27 mins
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 4) Bill 2005;
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment Bill 2005
3 hrs 29 mins
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Workplace Relations Requirements) Bill 2005 3 hrs 35 mins
Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2005 2 hrs 24 mins
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2005 1 hr 11 mins
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Video Link Evidence and Other Measures) Bill 2005 1 hr 08 mins
Migration Litigation Reform Bill 2005 3 hrs 19 mins
National Health Amendment (Budget Measures—Pharmaceutical Benefits Safety Net) Bill 2005 53 mins
National Health Amendment (Immunisation Program) Bill 2005 10 mins
Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2005;
Defence (Road Transport Legislation Exemption) Bill 2005
(introduced together then listed separately)
01 min
Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 4) Bill 2005 1 hr 15 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 5) Bill 2005 14 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Improvements to Self Assessment) Bill (No. 2) 2005 22 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Loss Recoupment Rules and Other Measures) Bill 2005 1 hr 16 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Superannuation Contributions Splitting) Bill 2005;
Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2005
(introduced together then listed separately)
02 mins
Tax Laws Amendment (Superannuation Contributions Splitting) Bill 2005 49 mins
Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005 32 hrs 09 mins
Total time spent on legislation 82 hrs 09 mins
Percentage of business time spent on legislation 58.8%

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