John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples—Joint Select Committee—

Appointed—Senators Brandis, Crossin, Scullion, Siewert and Thistlethwaite

Constitutional Recognition of Local Government—Joint Select Committee—

Discharged—Senator Crossin

Appointed—Senator Singh

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute member: Senator Wright to replace Senator Rhiannon for the committee's inquiry into the provisions of the Australian Education Bill 2012

  Participating member: Senator Rhiannon

Environment and Communications References Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute member: Senator Ludlam to replace Senator Waters for the committee's inquiry into Australian Broadcasting Corporation television

  Participating member: Senator Waters.

Question agreed to.