Senate debates
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Committees
Membership
9:40 pm
John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Order! I have received a letter from a party leader requesting changes in the membership of committees.
Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to 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.