House debates

Thursday, 13 October 2011

Statements on Indulgence

COMMITTEES, Selection Committee, Report

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

I present the report of the Selection Committee No. 36 relating to the consideration of bills. The report will be printed in today’s Hansard. Copies of the report will be placed on the table.

The report reads as follows—

Report relating to private Members’ business and the consideration of bills introduced 12 to 13 October 2011

1. The committee met in private session on 12 and 13 October 2011.

2. The committee determined that the following referrals of bills to committees be made—

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services:

          3. The committee recommends that the following items of private Members’ business listed on the notice paper be voted on:

          Orders of the Day

          Tobacco marketing (Ms Rishworth); and

          Disability services (Mr Neumann).

          I have received advice from the Chief Government Whip and the Chief Opposition Whip nominating members to be supplementary members of certain committees for the purposes of committee inquiries.

          Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | | Hansard source

          by leave—I move:

          That:

          (1) Mr L. D. T. Ferguson and Mr Gibbons be appointed supplementary members of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry for the purpose of the committee’s inquiries into the Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) Bill 2011 and the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Horticultural Code of Conduct) Bill 2011;

          (2) Mr Macfarlane be appointed a supplementary member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry for the purpose of the committee’s inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Mining, Petroleum and Water Resources) Bill 2011; and

          (3) Mr Turnbull be appointed a supplementary member of the Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications for the purpose of the committee’s inquiry into the Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Community Consultation) Bill 2011.

          Question agreed to.