Gavin Marshall Deputy-President
5:54 pm
Order! The President has received letters requesting changes in the membership of committees.
Mathias Cormann WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance
by leave—I move:
That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows:
Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—
Appointed—Participating members [for the purposes the committee's inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016]: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Bushby, Day, Edwards, Fawcett, Heffernan, Johnston, Lindgren, Macdonald, McKenzie, Seselja, Smith, Wang and Williams
Environment and Communications References Committee—
Appointed—
Substitute member: Senator Edwards to replace Senator Reynolds for the committee's inquiry into oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight
Participating member: Senator Reynolds
Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures—Select Committee—
Appointed—
Substitute members:
Senator Brown to replace Senator Urquhart on 8 March 2016
Senators Carr and Marshall to replace Senators Urquhart and Lines on 11 March 2016
Participating members: Senators Lines and Urquhart
Question agreed to.