Senate debates

Thursday, 21 June 2012

Committees

Membership

9:40 pm

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

Order! I have received a letter from a party leader requesting changes in the membership of committees.

Photo of Jacinta CollinsJacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings—Joint Statutory Committee—

  Discharged—Senator Brown

  Appointed—Senator Thorp

Community Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

  Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorp

Economics Legislation and References Committees—

  Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorp

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation and References Committees—

  Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorp

Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees—

  Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorp

Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees—

  Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorp

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation and References Committee—

  Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorp

Gambling Reform—Joint Select Committee—

  Discharged—Senator Crossin

  Appointed—

     Senator Pratt

     Participating members: Senators Crossin and Thorp

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

  Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorp

National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee

  Discharged—Senator Brown

  Appointed—

     Senator Thorp

     Participating member: Senator Brown

Privileges—Standing Committee—

  Appointed—Senator Stephens

Regulations and Ordinances—Standing Committee—

  Discharged—Senator Marshall

  Appointed—Senator Pratt

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation and References Committees—

  Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorp

Scrutiny of Bills—Standing Committee—

  Discharged—Senator Marshall

  Appointed—Senator Thorp

Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—

  Discharged—Senator Urquhart

  Appointed—Senator Thorp.

Question agreed to.