John Hogg (Queensland, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The President has received letters from a party leader seeking variations to the membership of committees.

Amanda Vanstone (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Community Affairs Legislation Committee—

Appointed—Substitute member: Senator Watson to replace Senator Barnett for the consideration of the 2005-06 additional estimates for the period 15 February to 17 February 2006

Economics Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ian Macdonald

Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Ian Macdonald to replace Senator Barnett for the consideration of the 2005-06 additional estimates for the period 15 February to 17 February 2006

Participating member: Senator Ian Macdonald

Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ian Macdonald

Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ian Macdonald

Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ian Macdonald

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ian Macdonald

Legal and Constitutional Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ian Macdonald

Regulations and Ordinances—Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Santoro

Appointed—Senator Fierravanti-Wells

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—

Discharged—Senator McGauran

Appointed—

Senator Nash

Participating members: Senators Ian Macdonald and McGauran

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senator Ian Macdonald

Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Santoro

Appointed—Senator McGauran.

Question agreed to.