Senate debates

Monday, 22 August 2011

Committees

Membership

6:00 pm

Photo of Mark BishopMark Bishop (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

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

Photo of Mark ArbibMark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Environment and Communications References Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute member: Senator Ludlam to replace Senator Waters for the committee’s inquiry into recent programming decisions made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Participating member: Senator Waters

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute member: Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Wright for the committee’s inquiry into the agreement between Australia and Malaysia in relation to asylum seekers

Participating member: Senator Wright.

Question agreed to.