The President has received letters from party leaders requesting changes in the membership of committees.

by leave—I move:

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

Climate Policy—Select Committee—

Appointed––

Senators Boswell, Cash, Colbeck, Macdonald and Milne

Participating members: Senators Abetz, Adams, Back, Barnett, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Coonan, Cormann, Eggleston, Ferguson, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Fisher, Heffernan, Humphries, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Mason, McGauran, Minchin, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Troeth, Trood and Williams

Community Affairs—Standing Committee—

Appointed––

Substitute member: Senator Farrell to replace Senator Bilyk for the committee’s inquiry into the implementation of recommendations of committee reports on child migration and Australians who experienced institutional or  out-of-home care as children

Participating member: Senator Bilyk

Finance and Public Administration—Standing Committee—

Appointed––

Substitute member: Senator Carol Brown to replace Senator Collins on 27 March and 7 April 2009

Participating member: Senator Collins.

Question agreed to.