Senate debates Committees

Economics References Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia, Parliamentary Library Committee; Membership


Sam Dastyari

Sam Dastyari NSW, Australian Labor Party

6:05 pm

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

Mathias Cormann

Mathias Cormann WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance

I seek leave to move a motion to vary the membership of committees.

Leave granted.

I move:

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

Economics References Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Day

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Whish-Wilson to replace Senator Ludlam for the committee’s inquiry into illegal fishing

Participating member: Senator Ludlam

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Di Natale to replace Senator Wright for the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Psychoactive Substances and Other Measures) Bill 2014

Participating member: Senator Wright

Northern Australia—Joint Select Committee—

Appointed—Senator O’Neill

Parliamentary Library—Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—Senator Moore.

Question agreed to.