Senate debates

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

Business

Rearrangement

3:46 pm

Photo of Joe LudwigJoe 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.

3:47 pm

Photo of Bob BrownBob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | | Hansard source

The Greens will not support that motion and I indicate that I will be moving a motion for the Senate to sit an extra week, which is a much more sensible option.

Question agreed to.