The Acting Deputy President:

The President has received letters from party leaders nominating senators to be members of committees.

Jan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That senators be appointed to committees as follows:

Christmas Island tragedy of 15 December 2010—Joint Select Committee—

Appointed—

Senators Cash, Crossin, Fielding, Hanson-Young and Marshall

Participating members: Senators Abetz, Adams, Back, Barnett, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Colbeck, Coonan, Cormann, Eggleston, Ferguson, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Fisher, Heffernan, Humphries, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Macdonald, Mason, McGauran, Minchin, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Troeth, Trood and Williams

Economics References Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator O’Brien to replace Senator Pratt for the committee’s inquiry into the impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry

Participating member: Senator Pratt

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Siewert to replace Senator Ludlam for the committee’s inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bioregional Plans) Bill 2011

Participating member: Senator Ludlam

National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—

Senators Birmingham, Fisher and Macdonald

Participating members: Senators Abetz, Adams, Back, Barnett, Bernardi, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Coonan, Cormann, Eggleston, Ferguson, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Humphries, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Mason, McGauran, Minchin, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Troeth, Trood and Williams.

Question agreed to.