Senate debates

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Budget

Consideration by Estimates Committees

3:08 pm

Photo of Anne UrquhartAnne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate requires the attendance of the Chairman of NBNCo, Dr Ziggy Switkowski, at the Communications and the Arts Portfolio 2018-19 supplementary Budget estimates hearing of the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee on Tuesday, 23 October 2018, for as long as the NBNCo is called by the committee.

Photo of Anne RustonAnne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Photo of Scott RyanScott Ryan (President) Share this | | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Photo of Anne RustonAnne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | | Hansard source

We are not opposing this motion, because it has always been the intention of Dr Switkowski to attend the supplementary budget estimates hearings on 23 October 2018. Dr Switkowski's attendance was confirmed with the committee secretariat on Friday, 12 October.

Question agreed to.