Senate debates

Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Committees

Membership

6:16 pm

Photo of Glenn SterleGlenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

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

Photo of Mathias CormannMathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

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

Education and Employment Legislation Committee—

Appointed—

Substitute member: Senator Rhiannon to replace Senator Hanson-Young for the committee's inquiry into the provisions of the Fair Work Amendment (Respect for Emergency Services Volunteers) Bill 2016

Participating member: Senator Hanson-Young

Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee

Appointed—Participating members [for the purposes of the 2016 election]: Senators Di Natale, Hanson-Young, Ludlam, McKim, Rice, Siewert, Waters and Whish-Wilson

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Farrell

Appointed—Senator Chisholm

Procedure—Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Urquhart

Appointed—Senator Bilyk

Question agreed to.