Senate debates
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Business
Days and Hours of Meeting
12:01 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—I move:
That:
(1) Today, 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 2024-25;
(b) adjournment proposed; and
(c) adjournment.
(2) The Senate not meet on Thursday, 27 March 2025.
(3) The dates for estimates hearings by legislation committees for the 2025-26 Budget estimates be varied as follows:
Thursday, 27 March, Monday, 31 March and Tuesday, 1 April and, if required, Friday 4 April 2025 (Group A)
Friday, 28 March and Wednesday, 2 April and Thursday, 3 April and, if required, Friday 4 April 2025 (Group B)
(4) Cross portfolio estimates hearings on Indigenous matters and on Murray Darling Basin Plan matters be scheduled for Friday, 4 April 2025.
Question agreed to.