Order of Business
The Deputy Leader outlines the scheduled business: Companies Act regulations, the Customs Bill, and statements on the national drugs strategy.
The Order of Business is No. 1, motion of referral to Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation of the Companies Act 2014 (Section 1313) Regulations 2015, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, Customs Bill 2014 – Second Stage, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and adjourned not later than 7 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes; and No. 3, statements on the national drugs strategy, to be taken at 7 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes and the Minister to be called on to reply to the debate not later than 8.25 p.m.