Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

(1)

That estimates hearings by standing committees for 2008 be scheduled as follows:

2007-08 additional estimates:

Monday, 18 February and Tuesday, 19 February and, if required, Friday, 22 February (Group A)

Wednesday, 20 February and Thursday, 21 February and, if required, Friday, 22 February (Group B).

2008-09 Budget estimates:

Monday, 26 May to Thursday, 29 May and, if required, Friday, 30 May (Group A)

Monday, 2 June to Thursday, 5 June and, if required, Friday, 6 June (Group B)

Monday, 20 October and Tuesday, 21 October, and if required, 24 October (supplementary hearings—Group A)

Wednesday, 22 October and Wednesday, 23 October and, if required, 24 October (supplementary hearings—Group B).

(2)

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

(3)

That committees meet in the following groups:

Group A:

Environment, Communications and the Arts

Finance and Public Administration

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport

Group B:

Community Affairs

Economics

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.

(4)

That the committees report to the Senate on the following dates:

(a)

Tuesday, 18 March 2008 in respect of the 2007-08 additional estimates; and

(b)

Tuesday, 24 June 2008 in respect of the 2008-09 Budget estimates.

Question agreed to.