Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees in accordance with the document circulated in the chamber.

The document read as follows—

Abbott Government’s Commission of Audit—Select Committee—

Appointed––

  Senators Bernardi, Bushby, Dastyari, Di Natale, Lines, Lundy and Smith

  Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bilyk, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Brown, Cameron, Carr, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Conroy, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Farrell, Faulkner, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Furner, Gallacher, Ludlam, Ludwig, Hanson-Young, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McEwen, McKenzie, McLucas, Milne, Moore, Nash, O’Neill, Parry, Payne, Peris, Polley, Pratt, Rhiannon, Ronaldson, Ryan, Ruston, Scullion, Seselja, Siewert, Singh, Sinodinos, Stephens, Sterle, Thorp, Tillem, Urquhart, Waters, Whish-Wilson, Williams, Wong and Wright.

Education and Employment References Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute members:

  Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Rhiannon for the committee’s inquiry into the immediate future of the childcare sector in Australia

  Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Rhiannon for the committee’s inquiry into the delivery of quality and affordable early childhood education and care services

  Participating member: Senator Rhiannon

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Ludwig

Appointed—Senator Bishop

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute member: Senator Ludlam to replace Senator Whish-Wilson for the committee’s inquiry into the Defence Legislation Amendment (Woomera Prohibited Area) Bill 2013

  Participating member: Senator Whish-Wilson

Intelligence and Security—Joint Statutory Committee—

Appointed—Senators Bishop, Eggleston, Fawcett, Faulkner and Ludwig, pursuant to the Intelligence Services Act 2001

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute member: Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Wright for the committee’s inquiry into the Migration Amendment Bill 2013

  Participating member: Senator Wright

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute member: Senator Ludlam to replace Senator Wright for the committee’s inquiry into the comprehensive revision of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  Participating member: Senator Wright

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute members:

  Senator Rhiannon to replace Senator Whish-Wilson for the committee’s inquiry into public transport

  Senator Siewert to replace Senator Whish-Wilson for the committee’s inquiry into the implications of the restrictions on the use of Fenthion on Australia’s horticulture industry

  Senator Siewert to replace Senator Whish-Wilson for the committee’s inquiry into the future of beekeeping and pollination service industries in Australia

  Senator Siewert to replace Senator Whish-Wilson for the committee’s inquiry into grass-fed cattle levies

Participating member: Senator Whish-Wilson

School Funding—Select Committee—

Appointed––

Senators Collins, Kroger, McKenzie, O’Neill, Urquhart, Williams and Wright

Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Bilyk, Bishop, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Carr, Colbeck, Conroy, Cormann, Dastyari, Edwards, Eggleston, Farrell, Faulkner, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Furner, Gallacher, Heffernan, Johnston, Lines, Ludwig, Lundy, Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McEwen, McLucas, Moore, Nash, Parry, Payne, Peris, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Ruston, Scullion, Seselja, Singh, Sinodinos, Smith, Stephens, Sterle, Thorp, Tillem and Wong.

Question agreed to.

I seek leave to make a brief statement in relation to the committee memberships.

Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In relation to the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I inform the Senate that three coalition senators were appointed on 13 November. As a result of changes to the committee requested by the opposition and the government, the coalition Senate positions have been reduced from three to two. I indicate to the Senate that the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Parry, has volunteered to come off the committee.