Chris Ellison (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Justice and Customs) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(1)

The days of meeting of the Senate for 2007 be as follows:

Autumn sittings:

Tuesday, 6 February to Thursday, 8 February

Monday, 26 February to Thursday, 1 March

Tuesday, 20 March to Thursday, 22 March

Monday, 26 March to Thursday, 29 March

Budget sittings:

Tuesday, 8 May to Thursday, 10 May

Winter sittings:

Tuesday, 12 June to Thursday, 14 June

Monday, 18 June to Thursday, 21 June

Spring sittings:

Tuesday, 7 August to Thursday, 9 August

Monday, 13 August to Thursday, 16 August

Spring sittings (2):

Monday, 10 September to Thursday, 13 September

Monday, 17 September to Thursday, 20 September

Spring sittings (3):

Monday, 15 October to Thursday, 18 October

Monday, 22 October to Thursday, 25 October

Monday, 5 November to Thursday, 8 November

Monday, 26 November to Thursday, 29 November

Monday, 3 December to Thursday, 6 December.

(2)

Estimates hearings by legislative and general purpose standing committees for 2007 be scheduled as follows:

2006-07 additional estimates:

Monday, 12 February and Tuesday, 13 February and, if required, Friday, 16 February (Group A)

Wednesday, 14 February and Thursday, 15 February and, if required, Friday, 16 February (Group B).

2007-08 Budget estimates:

Monday, 21 May to Thursday, 24 May (Group A)

Monday, 28 May to Thursday, 31 May (Group B)

Monday, 12 November and Tuesday, 13 November (supplementary hearings—Group A)

Wednesday, 14 November and Thursday, 15 November (supplementary hearing—–Group B).

(3)

Committees consider the proposed expenditure in accordance with the allocation of departments to committees agreed to by the Senate.

(4)

Committees meet in the following groups:

Group A:

Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Finance and Public Administration

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport

Group B:

Community Affairs

Economics

Employment, Workplace Relations and Education

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.

(5)

Committees report to the Senate on the following dates:

(a)

Wednesday, 21 March 2007 in respect of the 2006-07 additional estimates; and

(b)

Tuesday, 19 June 2007 in respect of the 2007-08 Budget estimates.