Senator JACINTA COLLINS (Victoria—Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) (11:52): by leave—I move: That the days of meeting of the Senate for 2013 be scheduled as follows: 2013––DAYS OF MEETING OF THE SENATE Autumn sittings: Tuesday, 5 February to Thursday, 7 February Monday, 25 February to Thursday, 28 February Tuesday, 12 March to Thursday, 14 March Monday, 18 March to Thursday, 21 March Budget sittings: Tuesday, 14 May to Thursday, 16 May Winter sittings: Monday, 17 June to Thursday, 20 June Monday, 24 June to Thursday, 27 June Spring sittings: Tuesday, 20 August to Thursday, 22 August Monday, 26 August to Thursday, 29 August Monday, 9 September to Thursday, 12 September Monday, 16 September to Thursday, 19 September Tuesday, 1 October to Thursday, 3 October Spring sittings (2): Monday, 28 October to Thursday, 31 October Monday, 18 November to Thursday, 21 November Monday, 25 November to Thursday, 28 November. Question agreed to. Senator JACINTA COLLINS: by leave—I move: (1) That estimates hearings by legislation committees for 2013 be scheduled as follows: 2012-13 additional estimates: Monday, 11 February and Tuesday, 12 February (Group A) Wednesday, 13 February and Thursday, 14 February (Group B). 2013-14 Budget estimates: Monday, 27 May to Thursday, 30 May, and, if required, Friday, 31 May (Group A) Monday, 3 June to Thursday, 6 June, and, if required, Friday, 7 June (Group B) Monday, 21 October and Tuesday, 22 October (supplementary hearings–Group A) Wednesday, 23 October and Thursday, 24 October (supplementary hearings–Group B). (2) That the committees consider the proposed expenditure in accordance with the allocation of departments and agencies to committees agreed to by the Senate. (3) That committees meet in the following groups: Group A: Environment and Communications Finance and Public Administration Legal and Constitutional Affairs Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Group B: Community Affairs Economics Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. (4) That the committees report to the Senate on the following dates: (a) Tuesday, 19 March 2013 in respect of the 2012-13 additional estimates; and (b) Tuesday, 25 June 2013 in respect of the 2013-14 Budget estimates. Question agreed to.