Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) be suspended for the sitting on Thursday, 10 May 2012 and at that sitting, after the Leader of the Opposition completes his reply to the Budget speech, the House automatically stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Monday 21 May 2012 unless the Speaker or, in the event of the Speaker being unavailable, the Deputy Speaker, fixes an alternative day or hour of meeting.

For the benefit of honourable members, the proposal is that the parliament will sit until around six o'clock, have an adjournment and then come back at 7:30 pm for the Leader of the Opposition's budget reply, after which it will adjourn automatically.

Question agreed to.

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