Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) and standing order 33 (limit on business) be suspended for the sitting commencing on Thursday, 7 December 2023.

For the information of members, this is the standard one that leaders of the House usually move on the final day of the year, where there are final aspects of legislation that might come through from the Senate, to make sure that we're still able to receive any messages that come from the Senate.

For the information of members on where things are tracking, while I always advise members on the final day to still be here on the Friday morning, at the moment I think that is unlikely. I think there is every likelihood that we will be finished today sometime between 5 pm and 6 pm. As I get further information from the Senate, I'll continue to keep members informed.

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