Senate debates

Thursday, 11 March 2010

Committees

Membership

Photo of Alan FergusonAlan Ferguson (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | | Hansard source

Order! The President has received letters from a party leader requesting changes in the membership of committees.

4:05 pm

Photo of Ursula StephensUrsula Stephens (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

Photo of Alan FergusonAlan Ferguson (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that the President had received letters requesting changes in the membership of committees.

The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion (Senator Stephens), by leave, moved—That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows:

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

Finance and Public Administration References Committee—

Discharged—Senator Parry

Appointed—

Senator Williams

Participating member: Senator Parry

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—

Discharged—Senator Fisher

Appointed—

Senator Parry

Participating member: Senator Fisher

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—

Discharged—Senator Fisher

Appointed—

Senator Parry

Participating member: Senator Fisher

National Capital and External Territories—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Joyce

Appointed—Senator Adams.

Question agreed to.