Senate debates

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Committees

Membership

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

Order! I have received letters from party leaders requesting changes in the membership of various committees.

9:31 am

Photo of Joe LudwigJoe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees in accordance with the document circulated in the chamber.

The document read as follows—

Finance and Public Administration References Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute member:

Senator Stephens to replace Senator Polley from 3 to 6 May 2011

Participating member: Senator Polley

National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee––

Appointed––

Senator Stephens

Participating members: Senators Bilyk, Bishop, Crossin, Faulkner, Forshaw, Furner, Hurley, Hutchins, McEwen, Marshall, Moore, O’Brien, Polley, Pratt, Sterle and Wortley

Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute member:

Senator Siewert to replace Senator Milne for the committee’s inquiry into operational issues in export grain networks

Participating member: Senator Milne.

Question agreed to.