Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The President has received letters from a party leader and an Independent senator requesting changes in the membership of committees.

Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

The list read as follows—

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

List circulated on 10 September 2012

Community Affairs Legislation and References Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ruston

Economics Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ruston

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ruston

Electricity Prices—Select Committee—

Appointed—

Senator Cormann, Edwards and Williams

Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Humphries, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Macdonald, Mason, McKenzie, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Sinodinos, Smith and Xenophon

Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ruston

Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ruston

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ruston

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ruston

National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—Senator Smith

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Ruston.

Question agreed to.