Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the days of meeting of the Senate for 2026 be as follows:

Autumn sittings:

Tuesday, 3 February to Thursday, 5 February

Monday, 2 March to Thursday, 5 March

Tuesday, 10 March to Thursday, 12 March

Monday, 23 March to Thursday, 26 March

Monday, 30 March to Wednesday, 1 April

Budget sittings:

Tuesday, 12 May to Thursday, 14 May

Winter sittings:

Monday, 22 June to Thursday, 25 June

Monday, 29 June to Thursday, 2 July

Spring sittings:

Tuesday, 11 August to Thursday, 13 August

Monday, 17 August to Thursday, 20 August

Monday, 7 September to Thursday, 10 September

Monday, 14 September to Thursday, 17 September

Monday, 12 October to Thursday, 15 October

Monday, 16 November to Thursday, 19 November

Monday, 23 November to Thursday, 26 November.

Question agreed to.

I move:

(1) That estimates hearings by legislation committees for 2026 be scheduled as follows: 2025-26 additional estimates:

Monday, 9 February and Tuesday, 10 February (Group A)

Wednesday, 11 February and Thursday, 12 February (Group B)

2026-27 Budget estimates:

Monday, 25 May to Thursday, 28 May (Group A)

Tuesday, 2 June to Friday, 5 June (Group B)

Monday, 26 October and Tuesday, 27 October (supplementary hearingsGroup A)

Wednesday, 28 October and Thursday, 29 October (supplementary hearingsGroup 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 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.

(4) That the committees report to the Senate on the following dates:

(a) Tuesday, 31 March 2026, in respect of the 2025-26 additional estimates; and

(b) Tuesday, 23 June 2026, in respect of the 2026-27 Budget estimates.

Question agreed to.