Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have received letters requesting changes in the membership of various committees.

Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Education and Employment Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Rice to replace Senator Simms for the committee's inquiry into the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Australian Workers) Bill 2016

Participating member: Senator Simms

Environment and Communications References Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator McKim to replace Senator Waters for the committee's inquiry into fires in remote Tasmanian wilderness affecting the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Participating member: Senator Waters

Health—Select Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute members:

Senator Cameron to replace Senator McAllister from 2 to 5 May 2016

Senator Dastyari to replace Senator McAllister on 4 May 2016

Senator Ketter to replace Senator McAllister on 6 May 2016

Participating member: Senator McAllister

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator McKim for the committee's inquiries into the provisions of the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016, and into the provisions of the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016

Participating member: Senator McKim

Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures—Select Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute members:

Senator Brown to replace Senator Lines from 21 March to 30 April 2016

Senator Carr to replace Senator Urquhart from 21 March to 10 April 2016

Participating member: Senators Lines and Urquhart

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Rice to replace Senator Whish-Wilson for the committee's inquiry into the state of Australia's rail industry

Participating member: Senator Whish-Wilson.

Question agreed to.