No. 25/2005
23 May-3 June 2005
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Portfolio budget statements and related papers can be
obtained from the Senate Table Office (phone 6277 3010) and on the
Internet.
General
information about the consideration of the 2005-06 Budget
estimates (membership of committees, portfolio allocation, terms of
reference etc.) is available on the Senate web page.
An
agenda for each of the legislation committees listed below
is available on the Senate webpage and will be updated as
necessary.
The Senate Daily Summary will be published each day
after the legislation committees meet. The Summary will give a
brief overview on the progress made by each committee and the
business each committee expects to consider to the next day.
The eight Senate legislation committees will meet this fortnight
to consider the 2005-06 Budget estimates. Meetings are scheduled
from Monday to Thursday each week, with spillovers on Friday, if
required.
This week (23 to 27 May) the following
committees will consider the following portfolios:
Environment, Communications, Information Technology and
the Arts Legislation Committee
Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts
Environment and Heritage
Finance and Public Administration Legislation
Committee
Parliament
Finance and Administration
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Legal and Constitutional Legislation
Committee
Attorney-General
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation
Committee
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Transport and Regional Services
Next week (30 May to 3 June) the
following committees will consider the following portfolios:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
Family and Community Services
Health and Ageing
Economics Legislation Committee
Industry,
Tourism and Resources
Treasury
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Legislation Committee
Education, Science and
Training
Employment and Workplace Relations
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation
Committee
Defence (including Veterans’
Affairs)
Foreign Affairs and Trade
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The Senate Daily Summary is available on the Internet
at www.aph.gov.au/senate
Enquiries, comments and suggestions: phone 6277 3209
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au
This publication is issued by the Senate Procedure Office as a
convenient summary of each day’s consideration of estimates
by Senate legislation committees. Budget estimates statements and
related papers can be obtained from the Senate Table Office (phone:
6277 3010) and on the Internet.
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Further information
Committee Hansards can be obtained
from the Senate Table Office (phone 6277 3010) and on the Internet
(when available)
Committee proceedings can be viewed on
the Internet
Senate Briefs, prepared by the Senate
Procedure Office, provide general information about the estimates
process:
No. 4:
Senate Committees
No. 5:
Consideration of Estimates by the Senate’s Legislation
Committees
No. 13:
Rights and Responsibilities of Witnesses before Senate
Committees