Attachment 1A - Senate Routine of Business chart showing the effect of adopting the proposed changes

Monday

Tuesday

10 am Prayers and
acknowledgement of country

Documents
(Presented pursuant to order)

Committees—authorisation to meet

Government business only

2 pm Questions

Motions to take note of answers
(Time limit: 30 mins)

Petitions

Notices of motion

Placing of business

Discovery of formal business

MPI or urgency motion
(Time limit: 1 hr, or if no motions to take note, 90 mins)

Consideration of documents tabled earlier in the day
(SO 61—Time limit: 30 mins)

Ministerial statements

Committee memberships

Messages from House of Representatives

Order of business

6.30 to Sitting suspended—
7.30 pm (DINNER BREAK)

7.30 pm Order of business continued

9.50 pm Adjournment proposed
(Time limit: 40 mins)

12.30 pm Prayers and
acknowledgement of country

Documents
(Presented pursuant to order)

Committees—authorisation to meet

Government business only

2 pm Questions

Motions to take note of answers
(Time limit: 30 mins)

Petitions

Notices of motion

Placing of business

Discovery of formal business

MPI or urgency motion
(SO 75—Time limit: 1 hr, or if no motions to take note, 90 mins)

Consideration of documents tabled earlier in the day
(SO 61—Time limit: 30 mins)

Tabling and consideration
of committee reports
(SO 62(4)—Time limit: 1 hr)

Ministerial statements

Committee memberships

Messages from House of Representatives

Order of business

7.20 pm Adjournment proposed
(Time limit: 2 hrs 10 mins)

‡ Temporary order agreed to 22 November 2010 upon adoption of recommendation in the Procedure Committee’s 4th report of 2010; continuation agreed to 12 May 2011, 24 November 2011, 27 June 2012 upon adoption of recommendation in the Procedure Committee’s 1st report of 2012, 6 February 2013, and 14 November 2013


Wednesday

Thursday

9.30 am Prayers and
acknowledgement of country

Documents
(Presented pursuant to order)

Committees—authorisation to meet

Government business only

12.45 pm Senators’ statements
(SO 57(2))

2 pm Questions

Motions to take note of answers
(Time limit: 30 mins)

Petitions

Notices of motion

Placing of business

Discovery of formal business

MPI or urgency motion
(SO 75—Time limit: 1 hr, or if no motions to take note, 90 mins)

Consideration of documents tabled earlier in the day
(SO 61—Time limit: 30 mins)

Tabling and consideration
of committee reports
(SO 62(4)—Time limit: 1 hr)

Ministerial statements

Committee memberships

Messages from House of Representatives

Order of business

7.20 pm Adjournment proposed
(Time limit: 40 mins)

9.30 am Prayers and
acknowledgement of country

Committees—authorisation to meet

‡ General business, orders of
the day for consideration of
bills (SO 57(1)—Time limit:
2 hrs and 20 mins
)

Petitions

Notices of motion

Placing of business

Discovery of formal business

Committee memberships

Messages from House of
Representatives

Order of business

12.45 pm Non‑controversial
government business only

2 pm Questions

Motions to take note of answers
(Time limit: 30 mins)

Tabling and consideration
of committee reports
(SO 62(4)Time limit: 1 hr)

Ministerial statements

Not later General business
than (Notices of motion and
4.30 pm orders of the day)

Not later General business, cont.
than (SO 61(3)—Consideration of
6 pm documents. Time
limit:1 hr)

Not later Consideration of committee
than reports and government
7 pm responses and Auditor- General’s reports (SO 62
Time limit: 1 hr)

8 pm Adjournment proposed
(No time limit)

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