Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That the order of the Senate agreed to on 12 March 2009 be varied to omit paragraphs (2) (a) and (b), and substitute:

(a)

the hours of meeting shall be 12.30 pm to 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm to 11.40 pm;

(b)

the routine of business from 7.30 pm shall be government business only.

This is to ensure that there is a dinner break of one hour. The minor party and two Independents have signified that they would prefer that and we are just making sure that is the case.