Senate debates

Thursday, 22 March 2018

Business

Days and Hours of Meeting

11:48 am

Photo of James McGrathJames McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

On behalf of Senator Birmingham, I move:

That the hours of meeting for Tuesday, 8 May 2018 be from midday to 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm to adjournment, and for Thursday, 10 May 2018 be from 9.30 am to 6 pm and 8 pm to adjournment, and that:

(a) the routine of business from 8.30 pm on Tuesday, 8 May 2018 shall be:

(i) Budget statement and documents 2018-19, and

(ii) adjournment; and

(b) the routine of business from 8 pm on Thursday, 10 May 2018 shall 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.