Bills generating lengthy debates—40th Parliament

12 February 2002 to 30 August 2004

  • Anti-terrorism Bill 2004 (6 hrs 24 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    15 June 2004 04 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    17 June 2004 1 hr 09 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    17 June 2004 1 hr 09 mins
    18 June 2004 3 hrs 19 mins
    Consideration of message
      Time spent
    25 June 2004 43 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 6 hrs 24 mins
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002
    (17 hrs 33 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    15 October 2002 03 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    17 October 2002 2 hrs 49 mins
    21 October 2002 1 hr 41 mins
    Total 4 hrs 30 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    10 December 2002 3 hrs 17 mins
    11 December 2002 3 hrs 25 mins
    12 December 2002 2 hrs 45 mins
    Total 9 hrs 27 mins
    Third reading
      Time spent
    12 December 2002 1 hr 15 mins
    Consideration of message
      Time spent
    12 December 2002 2 hrs 18 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 17 hrs 33 min
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002
    [No. 2] (16 hrs 56 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    13 May 2003 01 min
    Second reading
      Time spent
    17 June 2003 1 hr 59 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    18 June 2003 4 hrs 30 mins
    19 June 2003 2 hrs 56 mins
    23 June 2003 2 hrs 39 mins
    25 June 2003 2 hrs 43 mins
    Total 12 hrs 48 mins
    Consideration of message
      Time spent
    26 June 2003 2 hrs 08 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 16 hrs 56 mins
  • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2002 (12 hrs 28 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    23 October 2002 01 min
    Second reading
      Time spent
    24 March 2003 1 hr 39 mins
    25 March 2003 1 hr 57 mins
    24 June 2003 11 mins
    Total 3 hrs 47 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    24 June 2003 1 hr 40 mins
    25 June 2003 5 hrs 11 mins
    26 June 2003 46 mins
    Total 7 hrs 37 mins
    Consideration of message
      Time spent
    26 June 2003 1 hr 03 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 12 hrs 28 mins
  • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002 (16 hrs 06 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    15 May 2002 01 min
    Second reading
      Time spent
    21 August 2002 1 hr 23 mins
    22 August 2002 3 hrs 04 mins
    26 August 2002 2 hrs 33 mins
    Total 7 hrs 00 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    26 August 2002 2 hrs 20 mins
    27 August 2002 2 hrs 28 mins
    16 September 2002 1 hr 23 mins
    18 September 2002 2 hrs 31 mins
    Total 8 hrs 42 mins
    Adoption of report and third reading
      Time spent
    18 September 2002 23 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 16 hrs 06 mins
  • Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 and a related bill (8 hrs 03 mins)

    Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003
    Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Bill 2003

    Introduction
      Time spent
    1 March 2004 03 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    16 June 2004 57 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    17 June 2004 4 hrs 18 mins
    21 June 2004 1 hr 06 mins
    22 June 2004 1 hr 28 mins
    Total 6 hrs 52 mins
    Consideration of message
      Time spent
    24 June 2004 11 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 8 hrs 03 mins
  • Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002 and 2 related bills
    (18 hrs 54 mins)

    Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002
    Australian Heritage Council Bill 2002
    Australian Heritage Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2002

    Introduction
      Time spent
    15 November 2002 02 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    5 March 2003 1 hr 07 mins
    13 August 2003 1 hr 25 mins
    Total 2 hrs 32 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002  
    13 August 2003 2 hrs 12 mins
    14 August 2003 3 hrs 01 min
    18 August 2003 4 hrs 11 mins
    19 August 2003 3 hrs 18 mins
    20 August 2003 1 hr 19 mins
    Australian Heritage Council Bill 2002  
    20 August 2003 30 mins
    Australian Heritage Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2002  
    20 August 2003 37 mins
    21 August 2003 11 mins
    Total 15 hrs 19 mins
    Third reading
      Time spent
    21 August 2003 1 hr 01 min
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 18 hrs 54 mins
  • Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together
    and other 2001 Budget Measures) Bill 2002 (8 hrs 55 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    19 June 2002 03 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    23 October 2002 1 hr 23 mins
    15 November 2002 1 hr 54 mins
    Total 3 hrs 17 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    15 November 2002 1 hr 07 mins
    12 December 2002 2 hrs 50 mins
    Total 3 hrs 57 mins
    Consideration of messages
      Time spent
    13 December 2002 36 mins
    5 February 2003 01 min
    27 March 2003 1 hr 01 min
    Total 1 hr 38 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 8 hrs 55 mins
  • Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Bill 2004 and a related bill (6 hrs 34 mins)

    Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Bill 2004
    Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2004

    Introduction
      Time spent
    10 March 2004 01 min
    Second reading
      Time spent
    24 March 2004 2 hrs 17 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    24 March 2004 25 mins
    25 March 2004 2 hrs 57 mins
    29 March 2004 35 mins
    Total 3 hrs 57 mins
    Third reading
      Time spent
    29 March 2004 19 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 6 hrs 34 mins
  • Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare) Bill 2003 (10 hrs 14 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    10 February 2004 03 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    12 February 2004 3 hrs 04 mins
    1 March 2004 2 hrs 48 mins
    Total 5 hrs 52 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    10 March 2004 1 hr 30 mins
    11 March 2004 2 hrs 17 mins
    Total 3 hrs 47 mins
    Third reading
      Time spent
    12 March 2004 32 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 10 hrs 14 mins
  • Higher Education Funding Amendment Bill 2002 and a related bill (9 hrs 14 mins)

    Higher Education Funding Amendment Bill 2002
    Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

    Introduction
      Time spent
    22 August 2002 03 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    28 August 2002 2 hrs 54 mins
    29 August 2002 1 hr 02 mins
    Total 3 hrs 56 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    29 August 2002 2 hrs 06 mins
    18 September 2002 1 hr 06 mins
    19 September 2002 1 hr 25 mins
    Total 4 hrs 37 mins
    Consideration of message
      Time spent
    26 September 2002 38 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 9 hrs 14 mins
  • Higher Education Support Bill 2003 and a related bill (18 hrs 39 mins)

    Higher Education Support Bill 2003
    Higher Education Support (Transitional and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003

    Introduction
      Time spent
    27 October 2003 02 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    24 November 2003 4 hrs 37 mins
    25 November 2003 1 hr 15 mins
    1 December 2003 1 hr 04 mins
    Total 6 hrs 56 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    3 December 2003 1 hr 00 mins
    4 December 2003 8 hrs 57 mins
    Total 9 hrs 57 mins
    Third reading
      Time spent
    5 December 2003 1 hr 44 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 18 hrs 39 mins
  • Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Bill 2002 (5 hrs 25 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    24 September 2002 01 min
    Second reading
      Time spent
    16 October 2002 1 hr 01 min
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    16 October 2002 55 mins
    Consideration of message
      Time spent
    17 October 2002 01 min
    21 October 2002 2 hrs 11 mins
    18 November 2002 1 hr 16 mins
    Total 3 hrs 28 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 5 hrs 25 mins
  • National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Budget Measures) Bill 2002 [No. 2]
    (7 hrs 28 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    5 December 2002 02 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    3 March 2003 28 mins
    4 March 2003 2 hrs 06 mins
    Total 2 hrs 34 mins
    Debate to restore bill to Notice Paper following defeat at second reading
      Time spent
    24 June 2004 37 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    24 June 2004 2 hrs 02 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    24 June 2004 2 hrs 13 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 7 hrs 28 mins
  • Prohibition of Human Cloning Bill 2002 (11 hrs 20 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    18 September 2002 01 min
    Second reading
      Time spent
    11 November 2002 2 hrs 19 mins
    12 November 2002 09 mins
    Total 2 hrs 28 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    12 November 2002 1 hr 57 mins
    13 November 2002 6 hrs 12 mins
    14 November 2002 42 mins
    Total 8 hrs 51 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 11 hrs 20 mins
  • Regional Forest Agreements Bill 2002 (24 hrs 35 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    13 February 2002 01 min
    Debate relating to exemption from cut-off
      Time spent
    13 February 2002 1 hr 10 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    14 February 2002 1 hr 32 mins
    11 March 2002 2 hrs 25 mins
    Total 3 hrs 57 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    11 March 2002 3 hrs 39 mins
    12 March 2002 1 hr 37 mins
    13 March 2002 3 hrs 30 mins
    14 March 2002 1 hr 34 mins
    Total 10 hrs 20 mins
    Debate relating to declaration of bill as urgent
      Time spent
    14 March 2002 47 mins
    Continuation of committee stage
      Time spent
    14 March 2002 8 hrs 20 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 24 hrs 35 mins
  • Research Involving Human Embryos Bill 2002 (36 hrs 01 min)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    15 October 2002 03 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    11 November 2002 7 hrs 29 mins
    12 November 2002 5 hrs 08 mins
    Total 12 hrs 37 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    14 November 2002 2 hrs 00 mins
    2 December 2002 6 hrs 32 mins
    3 December 2002 5 hrs 51 mins
    Total 14 hrs 23 mins
    Declaration of urgency
      Time spent
    4 December 2002 43 mins
    Continuation of committee stage
      Time spent
    4 December 2002 5 hrs 11 mins
    5 December 2002 2 hrs 29 mins
    Total 7 hrs 40 mins
    Third reading
      Time spent
    5 December 2002 35 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 36 hrs 01 min
  • Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 [No. 2] and 4 related bills (24 hrs 31 mins)

    Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 [No. 2]
    Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Bill 2002
    Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Bill 2002
    Border Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2002
    Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

    Introduction
      Time spent
    14 March 2002 02 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    20 June 2002 4 hrs 22 mins
    24 June 2002 1 hr 49 mins
    Total 6 hrs 11 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 [No. 2]  
    24 June 2002 4 hrs 14 mins
    25 June 2002 4 hrs 52 mins
    26 June 2002 4 hrs 31 mins
    Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Bill 2002  
    26 June 2002 1 hr 54 mins
    27 June 2002 1 hr 31 mins
    Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Bill 2002  
    27 June 2002 01 min
    Border Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2002  
    27 June 2002 02 mins
    Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill 2002  
    27 June 2002 24 mins
    Total 17 hrs 29 mins
    Third reading
      Time spent
    27 June 2002 49 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 24 hrs 31 mins
  • Spam Bill 2003 and a related bill (6 hrs 26 mins)

    Spam Bill 2003
    Spam (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003

    Introduction
      Time spent
    13 October 2003 01 min
    Second reading
      Time spent
    25 November 2003 53 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    26 November 2003 1 hr 26 mins
    27 November 2003 2 hrs 19 mins
    28 November 2003 55 mins
    Total 4 hrs 40 mins
    Consideration of messages
      Time spent
    2 December 2003 52 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 6 hrs 26 mins
  • Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Bill 2003 and 2 related bills
    (16 hrs 37 mins)

    Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Bill 2003
    Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Bill 2003
    Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003

    Introduction
      Time spent
    23 June 2003 05 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Bill 2003  
    24 June 2003 (bill negatived at second reading - restored to Notice Paper 10 September 2003) 1 hr 17 mins
    Remaining bills  
    16 September 2003 1 hr 54 mins
    Total 3 hrs 11 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Bill 2003  
    16 September 2003 1 hr 08 mins
    17 September 2003 3 hrs 21 mins
    Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Bill 2003  
    17 September 2003 51 mins
    18 September 2003 2 hrs 09 mins
    7 October 2003 01 min
    Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003  
    7 October 2003 1 hr 05 mins
    Total 8 hrs 35 mins
    Consideration of messages
      Time spent
    9 October 2003 02 mins
    Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Bill 2003  
    14 October 2003 01 min
    27 October 2003 27 mins
    Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003  
    27 October 2003 24 mins
    Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Bil 2003  
    15 October 2003 58 mins
    27 October 2003 2 hrs 54 mins
    Total 4 hrs 46 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 16 hrs 37 mins
  • Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2003 (9 hrs 20 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    21 August 2003 01 min
    Second reading
      Time spent
    27 October 2003 2 hrs 19 mins
    28 October 2003 3 hrs 14 mins
    29 October 2003 2 hrs 46 mins
    30 October 2003 1 hr 00 mins
    Bill negatived at second reading  
    Total 9 hrs 19 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 9 hrs 20 mins
  • US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004 and a related bill (34 hrs 45 mins)

    US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004
    US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Bill 2004

    Introduction
      Time spent
    3 August 2004 00 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    3 August 2004 3 hrs 46 mins
    4 August 2004 4 hrs 23 mins
    5 August 2004 58 mins
    9 August 2004 1 hr 47 mins
    Total 10 hrs 54 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    9 August 2004 2 hrs 30 mins
    10 August 2004 3 hrs 53 mins
    11 August 2004 7 hrs 53 mins
    12 and 13 August 2004 8 hrs 54 mins
    Total 23 hrs 10 mins
    Third reading
      Time spent
    13 August 2004 41 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 34 hrs 45 mins
  • Workplace Relations Amendment (Codifying Contempt Offences) Bill 2003 (9 hrs 07 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    20 August 2003 02 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    2 March 2004 1 hr 22 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    2 March 2004 40 mins
    3 March 2004 10 mins
    Total 50 mins
    Third reading
      Time spent
    Bill negatived at third reading  
    Committee stage following recommittal of bill on 21 June 2004
      Time spent
    24 June 2004 6 hrs 53 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 9 hrs 07 mins
  • Workplace Relations Amendment (Fair Dismissal) Bill 2002 [No. 2] (7 hrs 42 mins)
    Introduction
      Time spent
    23 October 2002 01 min
    Second reading
      Time spent
    5 February 2003 2 hrs 12 mins
    6 February 2003 2 hrs 22 mins
    3 March 2003 54 mins
    Total 5 hrs 28 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    3 March 2003 1 hr 25 mins
    Consideration of message
      Time spent
    5 March 2003 43 mins
    24 March 2003 05 mins
    Total 48 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 7 hrs 42  mins
  • Workplace Relations Amendment (Genuine Bargaining) Bill 2002 and a related bill (9 hrs 14 mins)

    Workplace Relations Amendment (Genuine Bargaining) Bill 2002
    Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Bill 2002

    Introduction
      Time spent
    24 June 2002 02 mins
    20 August 2002 02 mins
    Bills taken together for remaining stages  
    Total 04 mins
    Second reading
      Time spent
    23 September 2002 3 hrs 03 mins
    24 September 2002 1 hr 12 mins
    25 September 2002 1 hr 09 mins
    Total 5 hrs 24 mins
    Committee stage
      Time spent
    Workplace Relations Amendment (Genuine Bargaining) Bill 2002  
    25 September 2002 1 hr 44 mins
    Bill read a third time  
    Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Bill 2002  
    25 September 2002 52 mins
    Bill negatived at third reading  
    Total 2 hrs 36 mins
    Consideration of message
      Time spent
    17 October 2002 01 min
    19 November 2002 1 hr 09 mins
    Total 1 hr 10 mins
    Total time spent
      Time spent
    Total 9 hrs 14  mins