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

The President has received letters from the Leader of the Government in the Senate and the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate requesting changes in the membership of various committees.

Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) 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 Xenophon

Economics Legislation Committee—

Discharged—Senator Bernardi

Appointed—Senators Eggleston and Xenophon

Economics References Committee—

Discharged—

  Senator Marshall

  Senator Bishop, as a participating member

Appointed—

  Senators Bishop and Xenophon

  Participating member: Senator Marshall

Education and Employment Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Xenophon

Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Xenophon

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute member: Senator Siewert to replace Senator Rhiannon for the consideration of the 2013-14 supplementary Budget estimates on 22 November 2013

  Participating member: Senator Xenophon

Finance and Public Administration References Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Xenophon

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

  Substitute member: Senator McEwen to replace Senator Stephens for the consideration of the 2013-14 supplementary Budget estimates on 20 November and 21 November 2013

  Participating member: Senator Xenophon

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Xenophon

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Xenophon

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Xenophon

National Broadband Network—Select Committee—

Appointed—

  Senators Conroy, Ludlam, Lundy and Thorp

  Participating members: Senators Bilyk, Bishop, Brown, Cameron, Carr, Collins, Dastyari, Farrell, Faulkner, Furner, Gallacher, Lines, Ludwig, Marshall, McEwen, McLucas, Moore, Peris, Polley, Pratt, Singh, Stephens, Sterle, Tillem, Urquhart and Wong.

Question agreed to.

(Quorum formed)