Senator URQUHART (Tasmania—Opposition Whip in the Senate) (16:03): At the request of Senator Ketter, I move: That the order of the Senate of 15 November 2017, and varied on 16 November 2017, relating to the hearings for the 2018-19 Budget estimates, be further amended as follows: Omit paragraph (1), substitute: (1) That estimates hearings by legislation committees for 2018 be scheduled as follows: 2017-18 additional estimates: Monday, 26 February and Tuesday, 27 February (Group A) Wednesday, 28 February and Thursday, 1 March (Group B). 2018-19 Budget estimates: Monday, 21 May to Thursday, 24 May, and, if required, Friday, 25 May (Group A) Tuesday, 29 May to Friday, 1 June, and, if required, Friday, 22 June (Group B, except for the Economics Legislation Committee) Monday, 22 October and Tuesday, 23 October (supplementary hearings-Group A) Wednesday, 24 October and Thursday, 25 October (supplementary hearings-Group B). (1A) Estimates hearings of the Economics Legislation Committee for the 2018-19 Budget estimates be scheduled as follows: (a) departments and agencies in the Treasury portfolio on Tuesday, 29 May, Wednesday, 30 May and Thursday 31 May 2018; and (b) departments and agencies in the Jobs and Innovation (Industry, Innovation and Science) portfolio on Wednesday, 13 June and Thursday, 14 June 2018.