I have received letters from party leaders seeking variations to the membership of committees.

by leave—I move:

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

Agricultural and Related Industries—Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Siewert

Economics—Standing Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute members:

Senator Cormann to replace Senator Joyce for the committee’s inquiry into the Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008 and a related bill

Senator Cormann to replace Senator Bushby for the committee’s inquiry into the Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008

Participating members: Senators Bushby and Joyce

Fuel and Energy—Select Committee—

Appointed—

Senators Bushby, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells and Joyce

Participating members: Senators Abetz, Adams, Barnett, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Colbeck, Coonan, Eggleston, Ellison, Ferguson, Fifield, Fisher, Heffernan, Humphries, Johnston, Ian Macdonald, Mason, McGauran, Milne, Minchin, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Scullion, Troeth and Trood

National Broadband Network—Select Committee—

Appointed—

Senators Birmingham, Fisher, Ian Macdonald and Nash

Participating members: Senators Abetz, Adams, Barnett, Bernardi, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Colbeck, Coonan, Cormann, Eggleston, Ellison, Ferguson, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Humphries, Johnston, Joyce, Mason, McGauran, Minchin, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Scullion, Troeth and Trood

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport—Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Siewert, from 23 August 2008

Appointed—

Senator Milne, from 23 August 2008

Participating member: Senator Siewert, from 23 August 2008.

Question agreed to.