Senate debates
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Committees
Membership
5:48 pm
Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
The President has received letters from party leaders requesting changes in the membership of various committees.
Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—I move:
That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows:
Economics References Committee—
Appointed—
Substitute member: Senator Williams to replace Senator Canavan on Tuesday, 7 July 2015
Participating member: Senator Canavan
Education and Employment References Committee—
Appointed—
Substitute member: Senator Wright to replace Senator Rhiannon for the committee’s inquiry into students with disability and the schools system
Participating member: Senator Rhiannon
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—
Appointed—
Substitute member: Senator Wong to replace Senator McEwen for the committee’s inquiry into the proposed China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Participating member: Senator McEwen
Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—
Discharged—Senator Wright
Appointed—
Senator Lazarus
Participating member: Senator Wright.
Question agreed to.