Senate debates

Thursday, 18 June 2009

Committees

Membership

Photo of Alan FergusonAlan Ferguson (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | | Hansard source

Order! The President has received letters from a party leader requesting changes in the membership of committees.

3:58 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute member:

Senator Siewert to replace Senator Hanson-Young for the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2009

Participating member: Senator Hanson-Young

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute member:

Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Milne for the committee’s inquiry into rural and regional access to secondary and tertiary education opportunities

Participating member: Senator Milne.

Question agreed to.