At the request of the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Senator Ferguson, I move:

That—

(a)

the Defence sub-committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Friday, 16 June 2006, from 9.30 am to 11.15 am, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the review of the Defence annual report 2004-05; and

(b)

the Trade sub-committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Friday, 16 June 2006, from 11.45 am to 4 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the review of the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement.

Question agreed to.