Senate debates Budget

Consideration by Legislation Committees


Chris Ellison

Chris Ellison WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Justice and Customs

9:33 am

I move:

(1)
That the 2006-07 supplementary Budget estimates hearings by committees be scheduled as follows:
Monday, 30 October and Tuesday, 31 October (Group A)
Wednesday, 1 November and Thursday, 2 November (Group B).
(2)
That the committees consider the proposed expenditure in accordance with the allocation of departments to committees agreed to by the Senate.
(3)
That committees meet in the following groups:
Group A:
Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Finance and Public Administration
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Group B:
Community Affairs
Economics
  Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.

Question agreed to.