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 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 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.