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NOTICES

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02-12-2003

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Tuesday, 2 December 2003
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Senator VANSTONE (South Australia—Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation) (5.12 p.m.)—by leave—I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That paragraph (1) of standing order 115 be amended to read as follows:

115 (1) After the second reading, a bill shall be considered in a committee of the whole immediately, unless:

(a) the bill is referred to a standing or select committee; or

(b) no senator has:

(i) circulated in the Senate a proposed amendment or request for amendment of the bill, or

(ii) required in debate or by notification to the chair that the bill be considered in committee of the whole.

Senator VANSTONE (South Australia—Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation) (5.12 p.m.)—by leave—I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

(1) That estimates hearings by legislation committees for the year 2004 be scheduled as follows:

2003-04 additional estimates:

Monday, 16 February and Tuesday, 17 February and, if required, Friday, 20 February (Group A)

Wednesday, 18 February and Thursday, 19 February and, if required, Friday, 20 February (Group B)

2004-05 Budget estimates:

Monday, 24 May to Thursday, 27 May and, if required, Friday, 28 May (Group A)

Monday, 31 May to Thursday, 3 June and, if required, Friday, 4 June (Group B)

Monday, 1 November and Tuesday, 2 November (supplementary hearings-Group A)

Wednesday, 3 November and Thursday, 4 November (supplementary hearings-Group B).

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

(3) That committees meet in the following groups:

Group A:

Environment, Communications, Infor-mation Technology and the Arts

Finance and Public Administration

Legal and Constitutional

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport

Group B:

Community Affairs

Economics

Employment, Workplace Relations and Education

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.

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

Wednesday, 24 March 2004 in respect of the 2003-04 additional estimates, and

Thursday, 17 June 2004 in respect of the 2004-05 budget estimates.