Senate debates

Wednesday, 24 July 2019

Committees

Membership

6:05 pm

Photo of Glenn SterleGlenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Road Safety) Share this | | Hansard source

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

Photo of Zed SeseljaZed Seselja (ACT, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Finance, Charities and Electoral Matters) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Effectiveness of the Australian Government's Northern Australia agenda—Select Committee

Appointed—

Senators McDonald and Dean Smith

Participating members: Senators Abetz, Antic, Askew, Bragg, Brockman, Chandler, Davey, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Hughes, McGrath, McMahon, O'Sullivan, Paterson, Rennick, Scarr, Sinodinos, Stoker and Van

Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating members [for the purposes of the 2019 election]: Senators Abetz, Antic, Bragg, Brockman, Chandler, Davey, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Hughes, McDonald, McMahon, O'Sullivan, Paterson, Rennick, Scarr, Sinodinos, Dean Smith, Stoker and Van

Environment and Communications References Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Rice for the committee's inquiry into the disclosure and reporting of sensitive and classified information

Participating member: Senator Rice

Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan—Select Committee—

Appointed—

Senators Brockman and Davey

Participating members: Senators Abetz, Antic, Askew, Bragg, Chandler, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Hughes, McDonald, McGrath, McMahon, O'Sullivan, Paterson, Rennick, Scarr, Sinodinos, Dean Smith, Stoker and Van

National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Askew, Bragg, Brockman, Chandler, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Hughes, McDonald, McGrath, McMahon, O'Sullivan, Paterson, Rennick, Scarr, Sinodinos, Dean Smith, Stoker and Van

Question agreed to.