Senate debates

Thursday, 12 February 2009

Committees

Membership

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (President) Share this | | Hansard source

Order! I have received letters from party leaders seeking to vary the membership of committees.

9:03 am

Photo of Nick SherryNick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations—Standing Committee

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Siewert for the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009

Participating member: Senator Siewert

Finance and Public Administration—Standing Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Humphries to replace Senator Ryan for the committee’s inquiry into residential and community aged care in Australia

Participating member: Senator Ryan.

Question agreed to.