Bills generating lengthy debates—40th Parliament

• 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