Senate debates

Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Committees

Membership

5:57 pm

Photo of Alex GallacherAlex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

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The President has received letters requesting changes in the membership of committees.

Photo of Nigel ScullionNigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Community Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Kitching

Economics Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Kitching

Education and Employment Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Senator O'Neill

Appointed—

  Senator Kitching

  Participating member: Senator O'Neill

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute member: Senator Paterson to replace Senator Hume for the consideration of the 2016-17 supplementary Budget estimates on 18 November 2016

  Participating member: Senator Kitching

Environment and Communications References Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute member: Senator Gallacher to replace Senator Dastyari for the committee's inquiry into oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight

  Participating members: Senators Dastyari and Kitching

Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Senator Farrell

Appointed—

  Senator Kitching

  Participating member: Senator Farrell

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Kitching

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—

Discharged—Senator Dastyari

Appointed—

  Senator Kitching

  Participating member: Senator Dastyari

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—Senator Ketter

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Kitching

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Kitching

Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Farrell

Appointed—Senator Dastyari.

Question agreed to.