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

I move:

That:

(1)   On Tuesday, 17 June 2008:

(a)   the hours of meeting shall be 12.30 pm to adjournment; and

(b)   the routine of business from 5 pm shall be:

(i)   valedictory statements, and

(ii)   after the conclusion of valedictory statements or at not later than midnight, whichever is the earlier, the Senate shall adjourn without any question being put.

(2)   On Wednesday, 18 June 2008:

(a)   the hours of meeting shall be 9.30 am to adjournment; and

(b)   the routine of business from 5.30 pm shall be:

(i)   valedictory statements, and

(ii)   the Senate shall adjourn without any question being put.

(3)   On Thursday, 19 June 2008:

(a)   the hours of meeting shall be 9.30 am to 6.30 pm and 7 pm to 11.40 pm;

(b)   the routine of business from 12.45 pm till not later than 2 pm, and from not later than 3.45 pm shall be government business only;

(c)   consideration of general business and consideration of committee reports, government responses and Auditor-General’s reports under standing order 62(1) and (2) not be proceeded with;

(d)   divisions may take place after 4.30 pm; and

(e)   the question for the adjournment of the Senate shall be proposed at 11 pm.

(4)   The Senate shall sit on Friday, 20 June 2008 and that:

(a)   the hours of meeting shall be 9 am to 4.25 pm;

(b)   the routine of business shall be:

(i)   notices of motion, and

(ii)   government business only; and

(c)   the question for the adjournment of the Senate shall be proposed at 3.45 pm.

(5)   On Monday, 23 June 2008:

(a)   the hours of meeting shall be 9.30 am to 6.30 pm and 7 pm to 11.40 pm;

(b)   the routine of business from 7 pm shall be government business only; and

(c)   the question for the adjournment of the Senate shall be proposed at 11 pm.

(6)   On Tuesday, 24 June 2008:

(a)   the hours of meeting shall be 12.30 pm to 6.30 pm and 7 pm to adjournment;

(b)   the routine of business from approximately 5.30 pm shall be:

(i)   Senator Murray to make a valedictory statement, and

(ii)   government business only; and

(c)   the question for the adjournment of the Senate shall be proposed at 11 pm.

(7)   On Wednesday, 25 June 2008:

(a)   the hours of meeting shall be 9 am to adjournment; and

(b)   the routine of business from 6.50 pm shall be:

(i)   valedictory statements, and

(ii)   the Senate shall adjourn without any question being put.

(8)   On Thursday, 26 June 2008:

(a)   the hours of meeting shall be 9.30 am to 6.30 pm and 7 pm to adjournment;

(b)   consideration of general business and consideration of committee reports, government responses and Auditor-General’s reports under standing order 62(1) and (2) shall not be proceeded with;

(c)   the routine of business from not later than 3.45 pm shall be government business only;

(d)   divisions may take place after 4.30 pm; and

(e)   if the Senate is sitting at 11 pm, the sitting of the Senate shall be suspended till 9 am on Friday, 27 June 2008.

(9)   In making valedictory statements in accordance with this order, a senator shall not speak for more than 20 minutes.

Question agreed to.