Senate debates

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Business

Rearrangement

3:11 pm

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

by leave—I move:

That today—

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

(b) the routine of business to be called on immediately be:

i. a condolence motion concerning the Honourable Moses Henry 'Moss' Cass

ii. valedictory statements relating to Senators Carr and McMahon

iii. a ministerial statement relating to the Women's Budget Statement 2022-23

iv. a motion concerning the situation in Ukraine

v. a message regarding an address by the His Excellency Mr Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

vi. tabling (only) of committee reports and government responses

vii. notices of motion

viii. consideration of business of the Senate notice of motion no. 5 relating to the disallowance of the Industry Research and Development (Underwriting New Generation Investments Program) Instrument 2021 for not longer than 15 minutes, following which the question be put;

(c) the following bills be called on after the conclusion of consideration of the items in paragraph (b):

i. Treasury Laws Amendment (Cyclone and Flood Damage Reinsurance Pool) Bill 2022

ii. Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Support Other Measures) Bill 2022

iii. Excise Tariff Amendment (Cost of Living Support) Bill 2022

Customs Tariff Amendment (Cost of Living Support) Bill 2022

iv. Social Security Legislation Amendment (Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures) Bill 2021

v. Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Loans Scheme Enhancements) Bill 2021

vi. Social Security Amendment (Improved Child to Adult Transfer for Carer Payment and Carer Allowance) Bill 2022

vii. National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2021

viii. Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022

ix. National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021

x. Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022

xi. Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2021

xii. Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2020

Data Availability and Transparency (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020

xiii. Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021

Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021

xiv. Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2022

xv. Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021

(d) if consideration of the bills listed in paragraph (c) has not concluded within two hours, the questions on all remaining stages be put without debate;

(e) paragraph (d) operate as a limitation of debate under standing order 142;

(f) the Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Bill 2021 be called on after the conclusion of consideration of the bills listed in paragraph (c);

(g) the Senate adjourn without debate on the motion of a minister (following consideration of the Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Bill 2021).

As indicated in my earlier contributions, I indicate that the motion contains provisions for consideration of the disallowance motion at the request of the Australian Greens and, I understand, also for the consideration of an aged-care bill at the request of Senator Patrick.

Question agreed to.