Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees in accordance with the document circulated in the chamber.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

List circulated on 11 February 2014

Abbott Government’s Commission of Audit—Select Committee—

Discharged—

  Senator Bernardi

  Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Appointed—

  Senator Edwards

  Participating member: Senator Bernardi

Community Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Economics Legislation Committee—

Discharged—

  Senator Marshall

  Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Appointed—Senator Bishop

Economics References Committee—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Education and Employment Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

National Broadband Network—Select Committee—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

National Capital and External Territories—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Kroger

Appointed—Senator Back

Northern Australia—Joint Select Committee—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Procedure—Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Polley

Appointed—Senator Faulkner

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

School Funding—Select Committee—

Discharged—

  Senator Kroger

  Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Birmingham, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Mason, Nash, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion and Sinodinos

Appointed—

  Senator Back

  Participating member: Senator Kroger

Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Kroger

Appointed—Senator Back.

Question agreed to.