by leave—At the request of the Chair of the Economics Legislation Committee, Senator Brandis, I move:

That the Economics Legislation Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate today, from 4.30 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiries into the provisions of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 2006 and a related bill, and the provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 3) Bill 2006.

Question agreed to.