Deborah O'Neill (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The President has received letters from party leaders requesting changes in memberships of committees.

Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training) 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 member: Senator Gallagher

Community Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Gallagher

Economics Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Gallagher

Education and Employment Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Gallagher

Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Gallagher

Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Senator Gallagher

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Gallagher

Health—Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Gallagher

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute members:

Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Wright for the purposes of the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Bill 2015

Senator Ludlam to replace Senator Wright for the purposes of the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015

Senator Moore to replace Senator Collins for the consideration of the 2014-15 additional estimates on 27 March 2015

Participating members: Senators Gallagher and Wright

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Gallagher

National Broadband Network—Select Committee—

Appointed—Senator McEwen

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Gallagher

Scrutiny of Bills—Standing Committee—

Appointed—Senator Gallagher

Northern Australia—Joint Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Gallagher

Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating member [for the purposes of the committee’s inquiry into the 2013 election]: Senator Gallagher

National Capital and External Territories—Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—Senator Gallagher

Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee—

Appointed—Senator Gallagher

Recent Allegations relating to Conditions and Circumstances at the Regional Processing Centre in Nauru—Select Committee —

Appointed—

Senators Carr, Gallacher and Hanson-Young

Participating members: Senators Bilyk, Brown, Bullock, Cameron, Collins, Conroy, Dastyari, Gallagher, Ketter, Lines, Ludwig, Marshall, McEwen, McLucas, Moore, O’Neill, Peris, Polley, Singh, Sterle, Urquhart and Wong

Wind Turbines—Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Gallagher.

Question agreed to.