by leave—At the request of the Chair of the Community Affairs Committee, Senator Moore, I move:

That the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs be authorised to hold public meetings during the sittings of the Senate today and Wednesday 11 March 2009 to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 and a related bill.

Question agreed to.