Senate debates

Thursday, 8 February 2007

Budget

Consideration by Estimates Committees

10:39 am

Photo of Richard ColbeckRichard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That—
(1)
The order of the Senate of 7 December 2006 relating to committee groupings for estimates hearings be modified as follows:
Group A
Community Affairs
Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Finance and Public Administration
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Group B
Economics
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport.
(2)
The continuing order relating to the allocation of departments and agencies to standing committees be amended to read as follows:
Departments and agencies are allocated to the legislative and general purpose standing committees as follows:
Community Affairs
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Health and Ageing
Economics
Treasury
Industry, Tourism and Resources
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Employment and Workplace Relations
Education, Science and Training
Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Environment and Water Resources
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Finance and Public Administration
Parliament
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Finance and Administration
Human Services
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Defence (including Veterans’ Affairs)
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Attorney-General
Immigration and Citizenship
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Transport and Regional Services
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Question agreed to.