Senate debates

Thursday, 18 March 2021

Business

Rearrangement

4:27 pm

Photo of Simon BirminghamSimon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(1) On Tuesday, 11 May 2021 the hours of meeting be midday to 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm to adjournment and the routine of business from 8.30 pm be:

(a) Budget statement and documents 2021-22; and

(b) adjournment.

(2) On Thursday, 13 May 2021:

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

(b) the sitting of the Senate be suspended from 5.30 pm till approximately 8 pm or after the ringing of the bells, whichever is later; and

(c) on resumption, the routine of business be:

(i) Budget statement and documents—party leaders and independent senators to make responses to the statement and documents for not more than 30 minutes each, and

(ii) adjournment.

Question agreed to.