Honourable senators, with leave of the Senate and notwithstanding rule 5-5(j), I move:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice:

1.today’s sitting continue until the earlier of midnight or the end of Government Business, as if that were the ordinary time of adjournment; and

2.when the Senate adjourns today it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at 2 p.m.

The Hon. the Speaker pro tempore: Is leave granted, honourable senators?

Hon. Senators: Agreed.