Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That members be appointed and discharged as members of certain committees in accordance with the list which has been placed on the table.

As the list is a lengthy one I do not propose to read the list to the House. Details will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No—read it! We're going to vote for it, we want to know what it is! How can we vote on it? They have not even given us a copy!

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of order. There is a normal procedure where the opposition is provided with a copy of a list. We cannot vote on it and not be told what is in it. That is not a great way of operating!

Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy Speaker, in response to the vociferous protestations of the Manager of Opposition Business, and out of a desire to be agile, innovative and flexible, I am please to advise the House of the following changes which are proposed: that Ms Marino, Mr Pitt, Ms Price and Mrs Wicks be appointed members of the Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts; Dr Stone be discharged from the Standing Committee on Education and Employment; Ms Price be discharged from the Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs; Mr Pitt be discharged from the Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities; Mr ET Jones be discharged from the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and Dr Stone be discharged from the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties.

Question agreed to.