Senate debates Committees
Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Community Affairs References Committee, Economics Legislation Committee, Economics References Committee, Education and Employment Legislation Committee, Education and Employment References Committee, Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Environment and Communications References Committee, Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Intergenerational Housing Inequity Select Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Trade and Investment Growth Joint Committee, Treaties Joint Committee, Women's Health Select Committee; Membership
Deborah O'Neill NSW, Australian Labor Party
4:29 pm
The President has received letters requesting changes to the membership of various committees.
Nita Green Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Tourism
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 Bleyer
Economics Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer
Education and Employment Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer
Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer
Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer
Intergenerational Housing Inequity — Select Committee —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee —
Appointed—
Substitute member: Senator Steele-John to replace Senator Shoebridge for the committee's inquiry into the provisions of the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026
Participating members: Senators Bleyer and Shoebridge
Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee —
Appointed—Senator Bleyer
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee —
Appointed—
Senator Bleyer
Substitute members—
Senator Hodgins-May to replace Senator Bleyer for the committee's inquiry into the Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program
Senator Steele-John to replace Senator Bleyer for the committee's inquiry into rural, regional and remote Medicare access and funding
Participating member: Senator Bleyer
Trade and Investment Growth — Joint Standing Committee —
Appointed—Senator Hanson-Young
Treaties — Joint Standing Committee —
Appointed—Senator Hanson-Young
Women's Health — Select Committee —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer
Question agreed to.