Senate debates

Wednesday, 12 March 2008

Committees

Membership

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

The President has received letters from party leaders seeking variation to the membership of committees.

3:54 pm

Photo of Joe LudwigJoe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

The Minister for Human Services (Senator Ludwig), by leave, moved—That senators be appointed to committees as follows:

Community Affairs—Standing Committee

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Bishop, Campbell, Crossin, Forshaw, Hogg, Hurley, Hutchins, Kirk, Marshall, McEwen, McLucas, O’Brien, Ray, Stephens, Sterle, Webber and Wortley

Economics—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Carol Brown, Crossin, Forshaw, Hogg, Hutchins, Kirk, Lundy, Marshall, McEwen, McLucas, Moore, O’Brien, Polley, Ray, Stephens, Sterle and Wortley

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Bishop, Carol Brown, Crossin, Forshaw, Hogg, Hurley, Hutchins, Kirk, Lundy, McEwen, McLucas, Moore, O’Brien, Polley, Ray, Stephens and Webber

Environment, Communications and the Arts—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Bishop, Carol Brown, Campbell, Crossin, Forshaw, Hogg, Hurley, Hutchins, Kirk, Marshall, McLucas, Moore, O’Brien, Polley, Ray, Stephens and Sterle

Finance and Public Administration—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Bishop, Campbell, Crossin, Hogg, Hurley, Hutchins, Kirk, Lundy, Marshall, McEwen, McLucas, O’Brien, Ray, Stephens, Sterle, Webber and Wortley

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Carol Brown, Campbell, Crossin, Hurley, Hutchins, Kirk, Lundy, Marshall, McLucas, Moore, O’Brien, Polley, Ray, Stephens, Sterle, Webber and Wortley

House—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Senator Heffernan

Housing Affordability in Australia—Select Committee

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Bishop, Carol Brown, Campbell, Crossin, Forshaw, Hogg, Hurley, Hutchins, Kirk, Marshall, McEwen, McLucas, O’Brien, Polley, Ray, Stephens, Sterle, Webber and Wortley

Legal and Constitutional Affairs—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Bishop, Carol Brown, Campbell, Forshaw, Hogg, Hurley, Hutchins, Lundy, McEwen, Moore, O’Brien, Polley, Ray, Stephens, Sterle, Webber and Wortley

Procedure—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Senator Ellison

Publications—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Senators Bernardi and Parry

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Bishop, Carol Brown, Campbell, Crossin, Forshaw, Hogg, Kirk, Lundy, Marshall, McEwen, McLucas, Moore, Polley, Ray, Stephens, Webber and Wortley

State Government Financial Management—Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Bishop, Carol Brown, Campbell, Crossin, Hogg, Hurley, Hutchins, Kirk, Lundy, Marshall, McEwen, McLucas, Moore, O’Brien, Ray, Stephens, Sterle, Webber and Wortley.

Question agreed to.