Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

On behalf of the chair of the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Senator Cameron, and the chair of the Joint Select Committee on Broadcasting Legislation, Senator Thistlethwaite, I seek leave to move a motion to enable the committees to meet during the sittings of the Senate today and tomorrow.

Leave granted.

I move:

That:

(a) the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate today, from 11.45 am;

(b) the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee be authorised to hold public meetings during the sittings of the Senate today from 10 am and on Tuesday, 19 March 2013, from 12.30 pm to take evidence for the committee's inquiry into the media reform bills package; and

(b) the Joint Select Committee on Broadcasting Legislation be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate today, from 10 am.