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

I seek leave to amend government business notice of motion No. 2 standing in my name.

Leave granted.

This is my mistake. I amend the notice by omitting paragraph (4)(a), and substituting:

“(4)(a) Tuesday, 22 March 2011 in respect of the 2010-11 additional estimates”

and move the motion as amended:

(1)

That estimates hearings by legislation committees for 2011 be scheduled as follows: 2010-11 additional estimates: Monday, 21 February and Tuesday, 22 February (Group A)Wednesday, 23 February and Thursday, 24 February (Group B). 2011-2012 Budget estimates: Monday, 23 May to Thursday, 26 May, and, if required, Friday, 27 May (Group A)Monday, 30 May to Thursday, 2 June, and, if required, Friday, 3 June (Group B)Monday, 17 October and Tuesday, 18 October (supplementary hearings—Group A)Wednesday, 19 October and Thursday, 20 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 and CommunicationsFinance and Public AdministrationLegal and Constitutional AffairsRural Affairs and Transport Group B: Community AffairsEconomicsEducation, Employment and Workplace RelationsForeign Affairs, Defence and Trade.

(4)

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

(a)

Wednesday, 22 March 2011 in respect of the 2010-11 additional estimates; and

(b)

Tuesday, 21 June 2011 in respect of the 2011-12 Budget estimates.

This means that rather than the Senate report on 2 March, which is the week after additional estimates and clearly would not allow the usual amount of time given for departments to provide answers to questions on notice, this allows sufficient time for that to occur. It looks like a ‘2’ was missed out in the first instance, but I am not going to claim that. This amendment will allow sufficient time for answers to Senate questions on notice to be provided.

Question agreed to.