by leave—I move:

That the hours of meeting for Tuesday, 9 May 2006 be from 12.30 pm to 6.30 pm and 8 pm to adjournment, and for Thursday, 11 May 2006 be from 9.30 am to 6 pm and 8 pm to adjournment, and that:

(a)

the routine of business from 8 pm on Tuesday, 9 May 2006 shall be:

(i)

Budget statement and documents 2006-2007, and

(ii)

adjournment; and

(b)

the routine of business from 8 pm on Thursday, 11 May 2006 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.