Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The President has received letters from party leaders requesting changes in the membership of various committees.

Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Abbott Government’s Budget Cuts—Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Hanson-Young, Ludlam, Milne, Rhiannon, Rice, Siewert, Waters, Whish-Wilson and Wright

Corporations and Financial Services—Joint Statutory Committee—

Appointed—Senator O’Neill

Economics References Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator McLucas to replace Senator Carr for the committee’s inquiry into affordable housing

Participating member: Senator Carr

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Whish-Wilson to replace Senator Ludlam for the committee’s inquiry into the Trade and Foreign Investment (Protecting the Public Interest) Bill 2014 on 6 August 2014

Participating member: Senator Ludlam

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member:

Senator Whish-Wilson to replace Senator Ludlam for the committee’s inquiry into abuse in Defence on 7 August 2014

Senator Whish-Wilson to replace Senator Ludlam for the committee’s inquiry into the proposed Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement on 8 September and 9 September 2014

Participating member: Senator Ludlam

Health—Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Hanson-Young, Ludlam, Milne, Rhiannon, Rice, Siewert, Waters, Whish-Wilson and Wright.

Question agreed to.