by leave—I move:

That the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade be authorised to hold public meetings during the sittings of the Senate, as follows:

(a) on Monday, 16 June and Monday, 23 June 2014, from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm, to take evidence for the committee's inquiry into the role of the private sector in promoting economic growth and reducing poverty in the Indo-Pacific region; and

(b) on Tuesday, 17 June and Tuesday, 24 June 2014, from 12.45 pm to 2 pm, to take evidence for the committee's inquiry into the human rights issues confronting women and girls in the Indian Ocean Asia Pacific region.

Question agreed to.