Senate debates

Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Budget

Consideration by Estimates Committees

9:32 am

Photo of Mitch FifieldMitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

(1) That the 2013-14 supplementary Budget estimates hearings be scheduled as follows:

Monday, 18 November and Tuesday, 19 November 2013 (supplementary hearings—Group A)

Wednesday, 20 November and Thursday, 21 November 2013 (supplementary hearings—Group B).

(2) That the committees consider the proposed expenditure in accordance with the allocation of departments and agencies to committees agreed to by the Senate.

(3) That pursuant to the order of the Senate of 26 August 2008, cross portfolio estimates hearings on Indigenous matters be scheduled for Friday, 22 November 2013.

(4) That committees meet in the following groups:

Group A:

  Environment and Communications

  Finance and Public Administration

  Legal and Constitutional Affairs

  Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport

Group B:

  Community Affairs

  Economics

  Education and Employment

  Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.

Question agreed to.