Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Minister for Social Services) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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.