Senate debates
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Committees
Membership
3:43 pm
Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
The President has received letters from party leaders requesting changes in the membership of committees. I call the minister.
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:
Community Affairs Legislation and References Committees—
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Lines
Economics Legislation and References Committees—
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Lines
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee—
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Lines
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee—
Appointed—
Participating members: Senators Lines and Rhiannon
Substitute member: Senator Wright to replace Senator Rhiannon for the committee's inquiry into the effectiveness of NAPLAN
Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees—
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Lines
Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees—
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Lines
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—
Appointed—
Participating members: Senators Lines and Ludlam
Substitute member: Senator Whish-Wilson to replace Senator Ludlam for the committee's inquiry into the Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2013
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Lines
Gambling Reform—Joint Select Committee—
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Lines
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation and References Committees—
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Lines
National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee—
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Lines
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Lines
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—
Appointed—
Participating members: Senators Lines and Whish-Wilson
Substitute member: Senator Di Natale to replace Senator Whish-Wilson for the committee's inquiry into sports science in Australia.
Question agreed to.