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

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

Ursula Stephens (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Prime Minister for Social Inclusion) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Community Affairs Committee––

Appointed, as a substitute member: Senator Crossin to replace Senator Polley for the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008

Appointed, as a participating member: Senator Polley

Electoral Matters––Joint Standing Committee––

Discharged: Senator Fifield

Appointed: Senator Ronaldson

Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities––Select Committee––

Appointed: Senator Siewert

Appointed, as participating members: Senators Abetz, Barnett, Bartlett, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bob Brown, Bushby, Chapman, Colbeck, Coonan, Cormann, Eggleston, Ellison, Fierravanti-Wells, Fisher, Fifield, Heffernan, Humphries, Johnston, Joyce, Kemp, Lightfoot, Ian Macdonald, Sandy Macdonald, Mason, Milne, Minchin, Nash, Nettle, Parry, Patterson, Payne, Ronaldson, Troeth, Trood and Watson

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee––

Appointed, as a participating member: Senator Murray.

Question agreed to.