Trish Crossin (NT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

David Feeney (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move a motion to vary the membership of committees so that Senator Smith can go on a plethora of new committees. I note he will be joining the august ranks of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which I am sure he will treasure.

Leave granted.

I move:

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

The list read as follows—

Community Affairs Legislation Committee —

Appointed––Senator Smith

Communi ty Affairs References Committee—

Appointed––Senator Smith

Economics Legislation Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute members:

Senator Sherry to replace Senator Bishop for the consideration of the 2012-13 Budget estimates from 28 May to 1 June 2012

Senator Gallacher to replace Senator Urquhart for the consideration of the 2012-13 Budget estimates from 28 May to 30 May 2012, and on 1 June 2012

Senator Furner to replace Senator Urquhart for the consideration of the 2012-13 Budget estimates on 31 May 2012

Participating member: Senator Smith

Economics References Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Environment and Communications References Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Finance and Public Administration References Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute members:

Senator Singh to replace Senator Bishop for the consideration of the 2012-13 Budget estimates from 28 May to 31 May 2012

Senator Cameron to replace Senator Stephens for the consideration of the 2012-13 Budget estimates from 28 May to 31 May 2012

Participating member: Senator Smith

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Law Enforcement—Joint Statutory Committee––

Discharged––Senator Wright

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Procedure Committee––

Appointed––Senator Kroger

Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee––

Appointed––Senator Smith

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee––

Appointed––

Substitute member:

Senator McEwen to replace Senator Urquhart till 30 June 2012

Participating members: Senators Smith and Urquhart

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee––

Appointed––Participating member: Senator Smith

Selection of Bills—Standing Committee––

Appointed––Senator Bushby

Senators' Interests—Standing Committee––

Appointed––Senator Kroger

Treaties—Joint Standing Committee––

Appointed––Senator Smith.

Question agreed to.