Senate debates

Thursday, 15 May 2008

Committees

Membership

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (Queensland, Deputy-President) Share this | | Hansard source

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

3:50 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Agricultural and Related Industries—Select Committee

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Abetz, Adams, Barnett, Bernardi, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Carol Brown, Bushby, Campbell, Chapman, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Ferguson, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Forshaw, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kemp, Kirk, Lightfoot, Lundy, Ian Macdonald, Sandy Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McEwen, McGauran, McLucas, Minchin, Moore, Parry, Patterson, Payne, Polley, Ronaldson, Scullion, Stephens, Troeth, Trood, Watson, Webber and Wortley

Community Affairs—Standing Committee

Appointed—Substitute member: Senator Colbeck to replace Senator Adams for the committee’s inquiry into ready-to-drink alcohol beverages

Finance and Public Administration—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Forshaw.

Question agreed to.