Senate debates

Friday, 23 March 2007

Committees

Membership

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (Queensland, Deputy-President) Share this | | Hansard source

The President has received a letter from a party leader seeking variations to the membership of committees.

9:31 am

Photo of Chris EllisonChris Ellison (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows: Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity––Joint Statutory Committee–– Appointed—Senators Fierravanti-Wells and Parry Community Affairs––Standing Committee–– Discharged—Participating member: Senator Mason Economics––Standing Committee–– Discharged—Participating member: Senator Mason Employment, Workplace Relations and Education––Standing Committee–– Discharged—Participating members: Senators Brandis, Johnston and Mason Appointed—Participating member: Senator Parry Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts––Standing Committee–– Discharged—Participating members: Senators Brandis, Mason and Scullion Appointed—Participating member: Senator Parry Finance and Public Administration––Standing Committee–– Discharged— Senator MasonParticipating member: Senator Brandis Appointed—Senator Ian Macdonald Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade––Joint Standing Committee— Discharged—Senator Johnston Appointed—Senator Trood Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade––Standing Committee–– Discharged—Senator Johnston Appointed— Senator Sandy MacdonaldParticipating member: Senator Parry Legal and Constitutional Affairs––Standing Committee–– Discharged— Senator Sandy MacdonaldParticipating members: Senators Johnston and Mason Appointed— Senator Barnett Parliamentary Library––Joint Standing Committee–– Appointed—Senator McGauran Privileges––Standing Committee–– Discharged—Senator Johnston Appointed—Senator Kemp Public Accounts and Audit––Joint Statutory Committee— Discharged—Senator Nash Appointed—Senator Chapman Publications––Standing Committee–– Discharged—Senator Johnston Appointed—Senator Ian Campbell Regulations and Ordinances––Standing Committee–– Discharged—Senator Mason Appointed—Senator Patterson Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport––Standing Committee–– Discharged—Participating members: Senators Brandis and Mason Appointed—Participating member: Senator Parry Scrutiny of Bills––Standing Committee–– Discharged—Senators Johnston and Mason Appointed—Senators Adams and Parry Treaties––Joint Standing Committee–– Discharged—Senator Mason Appointed—Senator Ian Macdonald.

Question agreed to.