Senate debates

Monday, 16 March 2009

Committees

Membership

Photo of Judith TroethJudith Troeth (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

The President has received a letter from a party leader seeking appointment of members to committees.

5:51 pm

Photo of Kim CarrKim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That senators be appointed to committees as follows:

Corporations and Financial Services—Joint Statutory Committee—

Appointed—Senator Farrell

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations—Standing Committee

Appointed—Senator Bilyk

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—Senator Furner

Question agreed to.

Messages received from the House of Representatives notifying the Senate of the appointment of Ms J Bishop to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade in place of Mrs Mirabella, and Mr Murphy to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties in place of Mrs Irwin.