Senate debates

Thursday, 17 August 2017

Committees

Membership

6:44 pm

Photo of Stephen ParryStephen Parry (President) Share this | | Hansard source

I have received letters requesting changes in the membership of various committees.

Photo of Simon BirminghamSimon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Education and Training) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

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

Community Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Senator Reynolds

Appointed—Senator Brockman

Participating member: Senator Reynolds

Economics Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Education and Employment Legislation Committee—

Discharged—Senator McKenzie

Appointed—Senator Reynolds

Substitute member: Senator Rhiannon to replace Senator Hanson-Young for the committee's inquiry into the provisions of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2017

Participating members: Senators Brockman, Hanson-Young and McKenzie

Education and Employment References Committee—

Discharged—Senator McKenzie

Appointed—Senator Reynolds

Participating members: Senators Brockman and McKenzie

Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman [for the purposes of the inquiry into the 2016 election]

Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Funding for Research into Cancers with Low Survival Rates—Select Committee

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Future of Public Interest Journalism—Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Government Procurement—Joint Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation and References Committees—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Lending to Primary Production Customers—Select Committee—

Discharged—Senator Smith

Appointed—Senator Brockman

Participating member: Senator Smith

Migration—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Reynolds

Appointed—Senator Brockman

National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

National Disability Insurance Scheme—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Hume

Appointed—Senator Brockman

National Integrity Commission—Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Parliamentary Library—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Williams

Appointed—Senator Brockman

Political Influence of Donations—Select Committee—

Appointed—Senator Di Natale

Participating members: Senators Hanson-Young, McKim, Rhiannon, Rice, Siewert and Whish-Wilson

Publications—Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Bushby

Appointed—Senator Brockman

Red Tape—Select Committee—

Discharged—Senator Smith

Appointed—Senator Brockman

Participating member: Senator Smith

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse—Joint Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—

Discharged—Senator Bushby

Appointed—Senator Brockman

Participating member: Senator Bushby

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—

Discharged—Senator Bushby

Appointed—Senator Brockman

Substitute members: Senator Gallacher to replace Senator McCarthy for the committee's inquiry into the Murray-Darling Basin

Senator Hanson-Young to replace Senator Rice for the committee's inquiry into the Murray-Darling Basin

Participating members: Senators Bushby, McCarthy and Rice

Strengthening Multiculturalism—Select Committee—

Appointed—Participating member: Senator Brockman

Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Bushby

Appointed—Senator Brockman

Question agreed to.