John Dardis (Progressive Democrats)

The Order of Business is No. 1, a motion concerning the amendment and extension of the Diseases of Animals Acts 1966 to 2001 to enhance the Minister's ability to deal with all animal disease situations and also with criminal activity regarding animal health, which motion was referred to the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food, on which the committee has completed its deliberations and which item it is proposed to take without debate; No. 2, Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007 — all Stages, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude no later than 1.30 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons on Second Stage not to exceed 12 minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed eight minutes, the Minister to be called on to reply no later than ten minutes before the conclusion of Second Stage, which will conclude no later than 1.15 p.m, and Committee and Remaining Stages to be taken at 1.15 p.m. and to conclude no later than 1.30 p.m.; No. 3, motion for earlier signature of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007, to be taken without debate immediately on the conclusion of No. 2; No. 4, Roads Bill 2007 — Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 2.30 p.m. and to conclude no later than 5 p.m., with the contribution of spokespersons not to exceed 15 minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed ten minutes, on which Senators may share time, and the Minister to be called on to reply no later than ten minutes before the conclusion of Second Stage; and No. 20, motion 37, to be taken from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. There will be a sos from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.