Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Economics Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Milne to replace Senator Xenophon for the committee’s inquiry into the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Amendment (Protecting Revenue) Bill 2012

Participating member: Senator Xenophon

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—

Appointed—Substitute members:

Senator Furner to replace Senator Singh for the consideration of the 2012 13 supplementary Budget estimates on 15 October 2012

Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Waters for the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012.

Question agreed to.