Sue Boyce (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The President has received letters from party leaders and an Independent senator requesting changes in the membership of a committee.

David Feeney (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

By leave—I move:

That senators be appointed to a joint committee in accordance with the document circulated in the chamber.

The document read as follows—

Electoral Matters––Joint Standing Committee––

For the committee's inquiry re funding of political parties and election campaigns:

Appointed––

Senator Ryan

Participating members: Senators Abetz, Adams Back, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Faulkner, Ferguson, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Fisher, Forshaw, Furner, Heffernan, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McGauran, Minchin, Nash, O'Brien, Parry, Payne, Pratt, Ronaldson, Scullion, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute members: Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Ludlam for the committee's inquiry into the provisions of the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011

Senator Siewert to replace Senator Ludlam for the committee's inquiry into the Native Title Amendment (Reform) Bill 2011

Participating member: Senator Ludlam.

Question agreed to.

Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move a motion varying a motion agreed to today authorising a committee to meet during a sitting of the Senate.

Leave granted.

I move:

That the resolution of the Senate agreed to today authorising the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee to meet on Wednesday, 15 June 2011, be amended to omit paragraph (a).

Question agreed to.