Senate debates

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Committees

Membership

The Acting Deputy President:

The President has received letters from party leaders requesting changes in the membership of committees

4:55 pm

Photo of Jan McLucasJan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows:

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations—Standing Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute member:

Senator Milne to replace Senator Siewert for the committee’s inquiry into Australia’s research and training capacity in the area of climate change

Participating member: Senator Siewert

Fuel and Energy—Select Committee––

Discharged––Senator Fielding

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Fielding

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport—Standing Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute member:

Senator Siewert to replace Senator Milne for the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Water Amendment Bill 2008

Participating member: Senator Milne.

Question agreed to.

Messages received from the House of Representatives informing the Senate of members discharged from, and the appointment of members to, the following joint committees:

  • Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
  • Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
  • Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission
  • Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
  • Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
  • Joint Standing Committee on Migration
  • Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services.